diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 350b06f..b8202bc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ black:
 # https://github.com/python-gitlab/python-gitlab/blob/master/.gitlab-ci.yml used for reference
 deploy:
   stage: deploy
-  image: python:3.8
-
-  before_script:
-    - python -V # Print out python version for debugging
-    - pip install -U setuptools wheel twine
-
   script:
-    - python setup.py bdist_wheel
+    - pip install -U setuptools wheel twine
+    - python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+    # test package
+    - python3 -m venv test
+    - . test/bin/activate
+    - pip install -U dist/python_gitlab*.whl
+    - gitlab -h
+    - deactivate
     - twine upload --skip-existing -u __token__ -p $PYPI_TOKEN dist/*
-  # only:
-  #   - tags
+  only:
+    - tags