diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils/contract-template/Cargo.toml.removeextension b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils/contract-template/Cargo.toml.removeextension
index 8da1aed87..ccf1fc93d 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils/contract-template/Cargo.toml.removeextension
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/utils/contract-template/Cargo.toml.removeextension
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
 [lib]
-crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+crate-type = ["lib", "cdylib"]
 doctest = false
 
 [dependencies]