diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.library_name }}/.github/workflows/build.yml b/{{ cookiecutter.library_name }}/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7775172..07a71f5 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.library_name }}/.github/workflows/build.yml	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.library_name }}/.github/workflows/build.yml	
@@ -59,3 +59,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build docs
       working-directory: docs
       run: sphinx-build -E -W -b html . _build/html
+    - name: Build Python package
+      run: |
+        pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel twine readme_renderer testresources
+        python setup.py sdist
+        python setup.py bdist_wheel --universal
+        twine check dist/*