diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca8bb68..e472d29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ __pycache__/
 # Cython / Python build files
 build/
 *.c
+*.cpp
 src/limedriver.egg-info
 
 # Data
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 09cfe35..9236031 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ class BuildExtCommand(build_ext):
 ext_modules = [
     Extension(
         'limedriver',
-        sources=['src/limedriver/limedriver.pyx'],
+        sources=['src/limedriver/limedriver.pyx', 'extern/limedriver/src/limedriver.cpp'],
         include_dirs=["extern/limedriver/src/"],
         libraries=["LimeSuite"],
+        language="c++",
     ),
 ]