diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index afeb9740..8afe19dc 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -50,3 +50,21 @@ commands =
 deps =
     flake8
 
+[testenv:build]
+skip_install = true
+commands =
+    # clean up build/ and dist/ folders
+    python -c 'import shutil; shutil.rmtree("build", ignore_errors=True)'
+    # Make sure we aren't forgetting anything
+    check-manifest
+    # build sdist/wheel
+    python -m build .
+    # Verify all is well
+    twine check dist/*
+
+deps =
+    build
+    check-manifest
+    readme_renderer
+    twine
+