diff --git a/hatch_cpp/__init__.py b/hatch_cpp/__init__.py
index 6ec6cb1..7b0b672 100644
--- a/hatch_cpp/__init__.py
+++ b/hatch_cpp/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.3"
+__version__ = "0.1.4"
 
 from .hooks import hatch_register_build_hook
 from .plugin import HatchCppBuildHook
diff --git a/hatch_cpp/plugin.py b/hatch_cpp/plugin.py
index 7fcbfbf..4166551 100644
--- a/hatch_cpp/plugin.py
+++ b/hatch_cpp/plugin.py
@@ -80,3 +80,11 @@ def initialize(self, version: str, build_data: dict[str, t.Any]) -> None:
 
         # Perform any cleanup actions
         build_plan.cleanup()
+
+        # force include libraries
+        for library in libraries:
+            if build_plan.platform.platform == "win32":
+                suffix = "dll"
+            else:
+                suffix = "so"
+            build_data["force_include"][f"{library.name}.{suffix}"] = f"{library.name}.{suffix}"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a49115b..4e90653 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ authors = [{name = "the hatch-cpp authors", email = "t.paine154@gmail.com"}]
 description = "Hatch plugin for C++ builds"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 keywords = [
     "hatch",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/python-project-templates/hatch-cpp"
 Homepage = "https://github.com/python-project-templates/hatch-cpp"
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.1.3"
+current_version = "0.1.4"
 commit = true
 tag = false