diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0cae60ee..f27c7896 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ setup(
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
         'Topic :: Documentation',
         'Topic :: Text Processing',
-    ]
+    ],
+    zip_safe=False
 )
 
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