diff --git a/.github/workflows/code.yml b/.github/workflows/code.yml
index c7a3b178..c2114057 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code.yml
@@ -80,4 +80,40 @@ jobs:
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.python }}/${{ matrix.os }}
-          files: cov.xml
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+          files: cov.xml
+  
+  dist:
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          # Need this to get version number from last tag
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Build sdist and wheel
+        run: |
+          export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(git log -1 --pretty=%ct) && \
+          pipx run build
+
+      - name: Upload sdist and wheel as artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist
+
+      - name: Check for packaging errors
+        run: pipx run twine check --strict dist/*
+
+      - name: Install python packages
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install_requirements
+        with:
+          python_version: '3.10'
+          requirements_file: requirements.txt
+          install_options: dist/*.whl
+
+      - name: Test module --version works using the installed wheel
+        # If more than one module in src/ replace with module name to test
+        run: python -m nexgen --version
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8432eeb3..97b7e8d5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ hdf5plugin==4.1.3
 numpy==1.24.3
 pint==0.22
 scanspec==0.6.1
-pydantic==1.10.12
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+pydantic==1.10.12
+importlib_resources==6.0.1
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