diff --git a/eeglabio/_version.py b/eeglabio/_version.py
index fdd113e..595ae51 100644
--- a/eeglabio/_version.py
+++ b/eeglabio/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """The version number."""
 
-__version__ = '0.0.2-2'
+__version__ = '0.0.2-3'
diff --git a/eeglabio/epochs.py b/eeglabio/epochs.py
index 625aed7..df0ccf4 100644
--- a/eeglabio/epochs.py
+++ b/eeglabio/epochs.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 
 def export_set(fname, data, sfreq, events, tmin, tmax, ch_names, event_id=None,
-               ch_locs=None, annotations=None, ref_channels="common"):
+               ch_locs=None, annotations=None, ref_channels="common",
+               precision="single"):
     """Export epoch data to EEGLAB's .set format.
 
     Parameters
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ def export_set(fname, data, sfreq, events, tmin, tmax, ch_names, event_id=None,
         specific reference set. Note that this parameter is only used to inform
         EEGLAB of the existing reference, this method will not reference the
         data for you.
+    precision : "single" or "double"
+        Precision of the exported data (specifically EEG.data in EEGLAB)
 
     See Also
     --------
@@ -60,6 +63,11 @@ def export_set(fname, data, sfreq, events, tmin, tmax, ch_names, event_id=None,
     data = data * 1e6  # convert to microvolts
     data = np.moveaxis(data, 0, 2)  # convert to EEGLAB 3D format
 
+    if precision not in ("single", "double"):
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported precision '{precision}', "
+                         f"supported precisions are 'single' and 'double'.")
+    data = data.astype(precision)
+
     ch_cnt, epoch_len, trials = data.shape
 
     if ch_locs is not None:
diff --git a/eeglabio/raw.py b/eeglabio/raw.py
index 5a9769d..553af34 100644
--- a/eeglabio/raw.py
+++ b/eeglabio/raw.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 def export_set(fname, data, sfreq, ch_names, ch_locs=None, annotations=None,
-               ref_channels="common", ch_types=None):
+               ref_channels="common", ch_types=None, precision="single"):
     """Export continuous raw data to EEGLAB's .set format.
 
     Parameters
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ def export_set(fname, data, sfreq, ch_names, ch_locs=None, annotations=None,
         data for you.
     ch_types : list of str | None
         Channel types e.g. ‘EEG’, ‘MEG’, ‘EMG’, ‘ECG’, ‘Events’, ..
+    precision : "single" or "double"
+        Precision of the exported data (specifically EEG.data in EEGLAB)
 
     See Also
     --------
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ def export_set(fname, data, sfreq, ch_names, ch_locs=None, annotations=None,
 
     data = data * 1e6  # convert to microvolts
 
+    if precision not in ("single", "double"):
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported precision '{precision}', "
+                         f"supported precisions are 'single' and 'double'.")
+    data = data.astype(precision)
+
     # channel types
     ch_types = np.array(ch_types) if ch_types is not None \
         else np.repeat('', len(ch_names))
diff --git a/eeglabio/utils.py b/eeglabio/utils.py
index 3b4bd9f..1009955 100644
--- a/eeglabio/utils.py
+++ b/eeglabio/utils.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def cart_to_eeglab(cart):
     return np.append(cart, cart_to_eeglab_sph(cart), 1)  # hstack
 
 
-def export_mne_epochs(inst, fname):
+def export_mne_epochs(inst, fname, precision="single"):
     """Export MNE's Epochs instance to EEGLAB's .set format using
     :func:`.epochs.export_set`.
 
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ def export_mne_epochs(inst, fname):
         annot = None
     export_set(fname, inst.get_data(), inst.info['sfreq'], inst.events,
                inst.tmin, inst.tmax, inst.ch_names, inst.event_id,
-               cart_coords, annot)
+               cart_coords, annot, precision=precision)
 
 
-def export_mne_raw(inst, fname):
+def export_mne_raw(inst, fname, precision="single"):
     """Export MNE's Raw instance to EEGLAB's .set format using
     :func:`.raw.export_set`.
 
@@ -206,5 +206,5 @@ def export_mne_raw(inst, fname):
     ch_types = inst.get_channel_types()
     annotations = [inst.annotations.description, inst.annotations.onset,
                    inst.annotations.duration]
-    export_set(fname, inst.get_data(), inst.info['sfreq'],
-               inst.ch_names, cart_coords, annotations, ch_types=ch_types)
+    export_set(fname, inst.get_data(), inst.info['sfreq'], inst.ch_names,
+               cart_coords, annotations, ch_types=ch_types, precision=precision)