diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3683ed932f..706103e11b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning], with the exception that minor rel
 
 ### Changed
 
+- 📦 Switch to component-based installation for the MQT Core Python package ([#1596]) ([**@burgholzer**])
 - ⬆️ Update QDMI to latest version from stable `v1.2.x` branch ([#1593]) ([**@burgholzer**])
 - ⬆️ Update `clang-tidy` to version 22 ([#1564]) ([**@denialhaag**], [**@burgholzer**])
 - 👷 Build on `macos-26`/`macos-26-intel` by default and `macos-15`/`macos-15-intel` for extensive tests ([#1571]) ([**@denialhaag**])
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ _📚 Refer to the [GitHub Release Notes](https://github.com/munich-quantum-tool
 
 <!-- PR links -->
 
+[#1596]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/pull/1596
 [#1593]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/pull/1593
 [#1588]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/pull/1588
 [#1583]: https://github.com/munich-quantum-toolkit/core/pull/1583
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 75e455919d..4c1a0eee53 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ project(
   VERSION ${MQT_CORE_VERSION}
   DESCRIPTION "MQT Core - The Backbone of the Munich Quantum Toolkit")
 
+set(MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME "mqt-core")
+
 if(BUILD_MQT_CORE_MLIR)
   include(SetupMLIR)
 endif()
@@ -116,8 +118,6 @@ if(MQT_CORE_INSTALL)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE)
 endif()
 
-set(MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME "mqt-core")
-
 cmake_dependent_option(BUILD_MQT_CORE_QIR_RUNNER "Build the QIR runner of the MQT Core project" ON
                        "BUILD_MQT_CORE_MLIR" OFF)
 
diff --git a/cmake/ExternalDependencies.cmake b/cmake/ExternalDependencies.cmake
index 7767bc84a7..ae4da90bfc 100644
--- a/cmake/ExternalDependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ExternalDependencies.cmake
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ set(JSON_URL https://github.com/nlohmann/json/releases/download/v${JSON_VERSION}
 set(JSON_SystemInclude
     ON
     CACHE INTERNAL "Treat the library headers like system headers")
-cmake_dependent_option(JSON_Install "Install nlohmann_json library" ON "MQT_CORE_INSTALL" OFF)
+cmake_dependent_option(MQT_CORE_JSON_INSTALL "Install nlohmann_json library" ON "MQT_CORE_INSTALL"
+                       OFF)
+# Disable upstream nlohmann_json install rules and install with explicit MQT components below.
+set(JSON_Install
+    OFF
+    CACHE BOOL "Disable upstream nlohmann_json install rules; handled by mqt-core" FORCE)
 FetchContent_Declare(nlohmann_json URL ${JSON_URL} FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS ${JSON_VERSION})
 list(APPEND FETCH_PACKAGES nlohmann_json)
 
@@ -117,7 +122,11 @@ set(SPDLOG_BUILD_PIC ON)
 set(SPDLOG_SYSTEM_INCLUDES
     ON
     CACHE INTERNAL "Treat the library headers like system headers")
-cmake_dependent_option(SPDLOG_INSTALL "Install spdlog library" ON "MQT_CORE_INSTALL" OFF)
+cmake_dependent_option(MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_INSTALL "Install spdlog library" ON "MQT_CORE_INSTALL" OFF)
+# Disable upstream spdlog install rules and install with explicit MQT components below.
+set(SPDLOG_INSTALL
+    OFF
+    CACHE BOOL "Disable upstream spdlog install rules; handled by mqt-core" FORCE)
 cmake_dependent_option(SPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED "Build spdlog as shared library" ON
                        "BUILD_MQT_CORE_SHARED_LIBS" OFF)
 FetchContent_Declare(spdlog URL ${SPDLOG_URL} FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS ${SPDLOG_VERSION})
@@ -145,6 +154,62 @@ if(_eigen_target)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+# Install nlohmann_json with explicit MQT components.
+if(MQT_CORE_JSON_INSTALL AND TARGET nlohmann_json)
+  set(MQT_CORE_JSON_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/cmake/nlohmann_json")
+  set(MQT_CORE_JSON_TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME "nlohmann_jsonTargets")
+  set(MQT_CORE_JSON_CONFIG_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/nlohmann_jsonConfig.cmake")
+  set(MQT_CORE_JSON_VERSION_CONFIG_FILE
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/nlohmann_jsonConfigVersion.cmake")
+
+  # nlohmann_json's upstream templates expect these names.
+  set(_mqt_core_saved_project_name "${PROJECT_NAME}")
+  set(_mqt_core_saved_project_version "${PROJECT_VERSION}")
+  set(_mqt_core_saved_project_version_major "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}")
+  set(PROJECT_NAME "nlohmann_json")
+  set(PROJECT_VERSION "${JSON_VERSION}")
+  string(REGEX MATCH "^[0-9]+" PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR "${JSON_VERSION}")
+  set(NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME "nlohmann_json")
+  set(NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME "${MQT_CORE_JSON_TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME}")
+
+  configure_file(${nlohmann_json_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/config.cmake.in ${MQT_CORE_JSON_CONFIG_FILE}
+                 @ONLY)
+  configure_file(${nlohmann_json_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/nlohmann_jsonConfigVersion.cmake.in
+                 ${MQT_CORE_JSON_VERSION_CONFIG_FILE} @ONLY)
+
+  set(PROJECT_NAME "${_mqt_core_saved_project_name}")
+  set(PROJECT_VERSION "${_mqt_core_saved_project_version}")
+  set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR "${_mqt_core_saved_project_version_major}")
+  unset(_mqt_core_saved_project_name)
+  unset(_mqt_core_saved_project_version)
+  unset(_mqt_core_saved_project_version_major)
+  unset(NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGET_NAME)
+  unset(NLOHMANN_JSON_TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME)
+
+  install(
+    DIRECTORY ${nlohmann_json_SOURCE_DIR}/include/
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
+    COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development)
+
+  install(
+    TARGETS nlohmann_json
+    EXPORT ${MQT_CORE_JSON_TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME}
+    INCLUDES
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
+    COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development)
+
+  install(
+    EXPORT ${MQT_CORE_JSON_TARGETS_EXPORT_NAME}
+    NAMESPACE nlohmann_json::
+    DESTINATION ${MQT_CORE_JSON_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}
+    COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development)
+
+  install(
+    FILES ${MQT_CORE_JSON_CONFIG_FILE} ${MQT_CORE_JSON_VERSION_CONFIG_FILE}
+    DESTINATION ${MQT_CORE_JSON_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}
+    COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development)
+endif()
+
 # Ensure external shared libraries end up in a common lib layout used by our RUNPATH
 if(TARGET spdlog)
   set_target_properties(
@@ -154,17 +219,59 @@ if(TARGET spdlog)
                RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
 endif()
 
-# Patch for spdlog cmake files to be installed in a common cmake directory
-if(SPDLOG_INSTALL)
+# Install spdlog with explicit MQT components.
+if(MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_INSTALL
+   AND TARGET spdlog
+   AND TARGET spdlog_header_only)
+  include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
+
+  set(MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/cmake/spdlog")
+  set(MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_TARGETS_FILE "spdlogConfigTargets.cmake")
+  set(MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/spdlogConfig.cmake")
+  set(MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_VERSION_CONFIG_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/spdlogConfigVersion.cmake")
+
+  install(
+    TARGETS spdlog spdlog_header_only
+    EXPORT spdlog
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Runtime
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+            COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Runtime
+            NAMELINK_COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development)
+
+  install(
+    DIRECTORY ${spdlog_SOURCE_DIR}/include/
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
+    COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development
+    PATTERN "fmt/bundled" EXCLUDE)
+
+  if(NOT SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT
+     AND NOT SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL
+     AND NOT SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL_HO)
+    install(
+      DIRECTORY ${spdlog_SOURCE_DIR}/include/spdlog/fmt/bundled/
+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/spdlog/fmt/bundled
+      COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development)
+  endif()
+
+  install(
+    EXPORT spdlog
+    FILE ${MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_TARGETS_FILE}
+    NAMESPACE spdlog::
+    DESTINATION ${MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}
+    COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development)
+
+  set(config_targets_file ${MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_TARGETS_FILE})
+  configure_package_config_file(
+    ${spdlog_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/spdlogConfig.cmake.in ${MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_FILE}
+    INSTALL_DESTINATION ${MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR})
+  write_basic_package_version_file(
+    ${MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_VERSION_CONFIG_FILE}
+    VERSION ${SPDLOG_VERSION}
+    COMPATIBILITY SameMajorVersion)
+
   install(
-    CODE "
-    file(GLOB SPDLOG_CMAKE_FILES
-      \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/spdlog/*\")
-    if(SPDLOG_CMAKE_FILES)
-      file(MAKE_DIRECTORY \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/cmake/spdlog\")
-      file(COPY \${SPDLOG_CMAKE_FILES}
-        DESTINATION \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/cmake/spdlog\")
-      file(REMOVE_RECURSE \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/spdlog\")
-    endif()
-  ")
+    FILES ${MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_FILE} ${MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_VERSION_CONFIG_FILE}
+    DESTINATION ${MQT_CORE_SPDLOG_CONFIG_INSTALL_DIR}
+    COMPONENT ${MQT_CORE_TARGET_NAME}_Development)
 endif()
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Compiler/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Compiler/CMakeLists.txt
index 990ac0cb7e..66afb3515a 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Compiler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Compiler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ add_mlir_library(
   MLIRQCToQCO
   MLIRQCOToQC
   MLIRQCToQIR
-  MQT::MLIRSupport
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MQT::MLIRSupport)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MQTCompilerPipeline)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Conversion/JeffToQCO/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Conversion/JeffToQCO/CMakeLists.txt
index 43d5c4caf9..c58f4d25ed 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Conversion/JeffToQCO/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Conversion/JeffToQCO/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ add_mlir_conversion_library(
   MLIRJeff
   MLIRJeffToNative
   MLIRQCODialect
-  MLIRTransforms
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRTransforms)
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCOToJeff/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCOToJeff/CMakeLists.txt
index 269af18c2b..6d79f5a64e 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCOToJeff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCOToJeff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ add_mlir_conversion_library(
   MLIRJeff
   MLIRNativeToJeff
   MLIRQCODialect
-  MLIRTransforms
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRTransforms)
 
 if(TARGET MLIRQCOToJeff)
   target_compile_definitions(MLIRQCOToJeff PRIVATE MQT_CORE_VERSION="${MQT_CORE_VERSION}")
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCOToQC/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCOToQC/CMakeLists.txt
index eba206ceda..f7b35a11b3 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCOToQC/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCOToQC/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ add_mlir_conversion_library(
   MLIRArithDialect
   MLIRFuncDialect
   MLIRTransforms
-  MLIRFuncTransforms
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRFuncTransforms)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQCOToQC)
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCToQCO/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCToQCO/CMakeLists.txt
index 0474683bfd..335d64d3e1 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCToQCO/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCToQCO/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ add_mlir_conversion_library(
   MLIRArithDialect
   MLIRFuncDialect
   MLIRTransforms
-  MLIRFuncTransforms
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRFuncTransforms)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQCToQCO)
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCToQIR/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCToQIR/CMakeLists.txt
index f3b9bcbe98..d10fd233fe 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCToQIR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Conversion/QCToQIR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ add_mlir_conversion_library(
   MLIRTransforms
   MLIRFuncDialect
   MLIRFuncToLLVM
-  MLIRReconcileUnrealizedCasts
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRReconcileUnrealizedCasts)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQCToQIR)
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/Builder/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
index 71ae043b39..868674da35 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ add_mlir_library(
   MLIRArithDialect
   MLIRFuncDialect
   MLIRSCFDialect
-  MLIRQCDialect
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRQCDialect)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQCProgramBuilder)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/IR/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/IR/CMakeLists.txt
index 66b2acb52d..b3646e4726 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/IR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/IR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ add_mlir_dialect_library(
   PRIVATE
   MLIRIR
   MLIRInferTypeOpInterface
-  MLIRSideEffectInterfaces
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRSideEffectInterfaces)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQCDialect)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/Translation/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/Translation/CMakeLists.txt
index 563240df98..a514f33df6 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/Translation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QC/Translation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ add_mlir_library(
   MLIRSCFDialect
   MLIRQCDialect
   MLIRQCProgramBuilder
-  MQT::CoreIR
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MQT::CoreIR)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQCTranslation)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Builder/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
index e55eab1497..34ada9f0f9 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ add_mlir_library(
   MLIRFuncDialect
   MLIRSCFDialect
   MLIRQCODialect
-  MLIRQTensorDialect
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRQTensorDialect)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQCOProgramBuilder)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/IR/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/IR/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fafbb2080..f33ece7000 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/IR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/IR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ add_mlir_dialect_library(
   MLIRInferTypeOpInterface
   MLIRSideEffectInterfaces
   PUBLIC
-  Eigen3::Eigen
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  Eigen3::Eigen)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQCODialect)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Utils/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e32e7b21a..9b94885f1b 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ add_mlir_dialect_library(
   MLIRQCOInterfacesIncGen
   LINK_LIBS
   PUBLIC
-  MLIRQCODialect
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRQCODialect)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQCOUtils)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QIR/Builder/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QIR/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fa768bdef..1cdc4b7527 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QIR/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QIR/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ add_mlir_library(
   MLIRLLVMDialect
   MLIRQIRUtils
   MLIRIR
-  MLIRSupport
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRSupport)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQIRProgramBuilder)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QIR/Utils/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QIR/Utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e4d557ab9..d5244bcfc2 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QIR/Utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QIR/Utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,14 +8,7 @@
 
 file(GLOB QIR_UTILS_SOURCES *.cpp)
 
-add_mlir_library(
-  MLIRQIRUtils
-  ${QIR_UTILS_SOURCES}
-  LINK_LIBS
-  PUBLIC
-  MLIRLLVMDialect
-  MLIRIR
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+add_mlir_library(MLIRQIRUtils ${QIR_UTILS_SOURCES} LINK_LIBS PUBLIC MLIRLLVMDialect MLIRIR)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQIRUtils)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QTensor/IR/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QTensor/IR/CMakeLists.txt
index a602ba461c..f19fa71111 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/QTensor/IR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/QTensor/IR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ add_mlir_dialect_library(
   MLIRInferTypeOpInterface
   MLIRSideEffectInterfaces
   PUBLIC
-  MLIRQCODialect
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRQCODialect)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRQTensorDialect)
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Support/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/lib/Support/CMakeLists.txt
index 3813366025..0e93033d4a 100644
--- a/mlir/lib/Support/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/lib/Support/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ add_mlir_library(
   MLIRTransformUtils
   MLIRLLVMDialect
   MLIRFuncDialect
-  MLIRArithDialect
-  DISABLE_INSTALL)
+  MLIRArithDialect)
 
 mqt_mlir_target_use_project_options(MLIRSupportMQT)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 05d990af76..3cc806138c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ build.targets = [
   "mqt-core-qdmi-sc-device-dyn",
 ]
 
+install.components = [
+  "mqt-core_Runtime",
+  "mqt-core_Development",
+  "mqt-core_Python",
+  "qdmi_Development",
+]
+
 metadata.version.provider = "scikit_build_core.metadata.setuptools_scm"
 sdist.include = ["python/mqt/core/_version.py"]
 sdist.exclude = [