diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3a3a97b..d9eb372 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@ jobs:
       # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      # retrieve your distributions here
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      - name: Run image
+        uses: abatilo/actions-poetry@v2
+      - name: Setup a local virtual environment (if no poetry.toml file)
+        run: |
+          poetry config virtualenvs.create true --local
+          poetry config virtualenvs.in-project true --local
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        name: Define a cache for the virtual environment based on the dependencies lock file
+        with:
+          path: ./.venv
+          key: venv-${{ hashFiles('poetry.lock') }}
+      - name: Install the project dependencies
+        run: poetry install --with test
+      - name: Build package distributions
+        run: poetry build
       - name: Publish package distributions to PyPI
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1