diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 4f5c2f67..b7a2e499 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/python
       run: |
         python -m pip install --require-hashes --no-dependencies -r ../.github/workflows/requirements/base.txt
-        python -m pytest
+        python setup.py build
         python setup.py bdist_wheel
+        python -m pytest
 
     - name: Upload artifcacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3