diff --git a/conf/topdir/pyproject.toml b/conf/templates/pyproject.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from conf/topdir/pyproject.toml
rename to conf/templates/pyproject.toml
diff --git a/make/py-topdir.mk b/make/py-topdir.mk
index 8cadbb07..a58e1207 100644
--- a/make/py-topdir.mk
+++ b/make/py-topdir.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-TD_COPY_FILES               += pyproject.toml
+include $(JWBDIR)/make/ldlibpath.mk
+
+TD_GENERATE_FILES           += pyproject.toml
 
 PY_CHECK_EXCLUDE            ?=
+
+MYPY_CONFIG_PATH             = $(subst :,:$$MYPY_CONFIG_FILE_DIR/,:$(PYTHONPATH))
+MYPY_PATH_DIRECTIVE          = mypy_path = "$(MYPY_CONFIG_PATH)"
+
 ifndef PY_CHECK_ROOTS
   PY_CHECK_ROOTS            += $(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/src $(TOPDIR)/tools)
 endif
@@ -70,7 +76,12 @@ clean.topdir: clean.py-check
 clean.py-check:
 	rm -rf .mypy_cache
 
+pyproject.toml:
+	$(PYTHON) $(JWB_SCRIPT_DIR)/jw-pkg.py -p $(PROJECTS_DIR) -t $(TOPDIR) --topdir-format unaltered projects create-file --format tmpl \
+		--template-name $@ --search-path $(JW_PKG_CONF_BASE_DIR)/templates --field mypypath='$(MYPY_PATH_DIRECTIVE)' $(PROJECT) > $@.tmp
+	mv $@.tmp $@
+
 pyrightconfig.json:
 	$(PYTHON) $(JWB_SCRIPT_DIR)/jw-pkg.py -p $(PROJECTS_DIR) -t $(TOPDIR) --topdir-format unaltered projects create-file --format pyright \
-		$(PROJECT) --field base=$(JW_PKG_CONF_BASE_DIR)/project/pyrightconfig-base.json $(addprefix --field include=,$(wildcard src/python tools/python)) > $@.tmp
+		--field base=$(JW_PKG_CONF_BASE_DIR)/project/pyrightconfig-base.json $(addprefix --field include=,$(wildcard src/python tools/python)) $(PROJECT) > $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@