diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test.yml
index ac59f08..5cf6cee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ jobs:
           readme = "README.md"
     - name: Build the stub package sdist and wheel distributions
       run: python3 -m build
+    - name: Create the Rust package directory
+      run: mkdir -pv rust-example
+    - name: Initialize a Rust project
+      run: cargo init
+      working-directory: rust-example
+    - name: Initialize a Rust project
+      run: pipx run maturin build --release --out ../dist/
+      working-directory: rust-example
     - name: Register the stub package in devpi
       run: twine register dist/*.tar.gz
       env: