diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index a69f52565baef9cd3d00055e1254eaf9aef8a7c7..934d0ae95ecb0ef7d5655283073df5d5cc14e756 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "civicrm/mjwshared",
+    "type": "civicrm-ext",
     "description": "Extension containing shared code used by payment processors and other extensions by MJW"
 }