diff --git a/.github/workflows/libnvme-release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/libnvme-release-python.yml
index 8bfa88a8d0..333fc8d27f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/libnvme-release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/libnvme-release-python.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ jobs:
           git add meson.build
           git commit -m "ci: set project version to ${DEV_VERSION}"
 
+      - name: Build sdist
+         run: |
+          pipx run build --sdist
+
       - name: Validate sdist
         run: |
           pipx run twine check dist/*.tar.gz