diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test.yml
index 5cf6cee..a6ae19f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-smoke-test.yml
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ jobs:
     - 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/
+    - name: Build a Rust project sdist
+      run: pipx run maturin build --sdist --out ../dist/
       working-directory: rust-example
     - name: Register the stub package in devpi
       run: twine register dist/*.tar.gz