diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 188915eac..ec2222322 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -453,9 +453,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -ex
-          pip install build
-          python3 -m build --wheel -o dist
-          pip install dist/maturin*.whl
+          cargo run sdist -o dist
+          pip install dist/maturin-*.tar.gz
         if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true'
       - run: maturin --version
         if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true'