diff --git a/hatch_build.py b/hatch_build.py
index fca67e502..deb21ff47 100644
--- a/hatch_build.py
+++ b/hatch_build.py
@@ -11,15 +11,21 @@ def initialize(self, version, build_data):
         sys.path.insert(0, here)
         from ipykernel.kernelspec import make_ipkernel_cmd, write_kernel_spec
 
+        overrides = {}
+
         # When building a standard wheel, the executable specified in the kernelspec is simply 'python'.
         if version == "standard":
+            overrides["metadata"] = dict(debugger=True)
             argv = make_ipkernel_cmd(executable="python")
 
         # When installing an editable wheel, the full `sys.executable` can be used.
         else:
             argv = make_ipkernel_cmd()
 
+        overrides["argv"] = argv
+
         dest = os.path.join(here, "data_kernelspec")
         if os.path.exists(dest):
             shutil.rmtree(dest)
-        write_kernel_spec(dest, overrides={"argv": argv})
+
+        write_kernel_spec(dest, overrides=overrides)