diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index b28b650..6e41802 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,26 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21.3
+
+  run_tests:
+    name: Run tests locally
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.x"
+
+      - name: Build locally
+        run: python -m build
+
+      - name: Install locally
+        run: pip install .[test]
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: pytest