diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/tox.ini b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/tox.ini
index a4a6c026..a32210cd 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/tox.ini
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/tox.ini
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ commands =
 deps =
     docutils
     check-manifest
+    twine
 {%- if cookiecutter.linter == "flake8" %}
     flake8
 {%- else %}
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ deps =
     isort
 skip_install = true
 commands =
-    python setup.py check --strict --metadata --restructuredtext
+    python setup.py sdist
+    twine check dist/*
     check-manifest {toxinidir}
 {%- if cookiecutter.linter == "flake8" %}
     flake8 src tests setup.py