diff --git a/ci/build_wheel.sh b/ci/build_wheel.sh
index eb28dc3a1f..4a7253ca92 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel.sh
@@ -54,4 +54,6 @@ sccache --show-adv-stats
 mkdir -p final_dist
 python -m auditwheel repair -w final_dist "${EXCLUDE_ARGS[@]}" dist/*
 
+../../ci/validate_wheel.sh final_dist
+
 RAPIDS_PY_WHEEL_NAME="cuml_${RAPIDS_PY_CUDA_SUFFIX}" rapids-upload-wheels-to-s3 python final_dist
diff --git a/ci/validate_wheel.sh b/ci/validate_wheel.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..60a80fce6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/validate_wheel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+wheel_dir_relative_path=$1
+
+rapids-logger "validate packages with 'pydistcheck'"
+
+pydistcheck \
+    --inspect \
+    "$(echo ${wheel_dir_relative_path}/*.whl)"
+
+rapids-logger "validate packages with 'twine'"
+
+twine check \
+    --strict \
+    "$(echo ${wheel_dir_relative_path}/*.whl)"
diff --git a/python/cuml/pyproject.toml b/python/cuml/pyproject.toml
index 6c46373414..6561a0dbb6 100644
--- a/python/cuml/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cuml/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ requires = [
     "scikit-build-core[pyproject]>=0.10.0",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
 
+[tool.pydistcheck]
+select = [
+    "distro-too-large-compressed",
+]
+
+# detect when package size grows significantly
+max_allowed_size_compressed = '1.5G'
+
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 markers = [
   "unit: Quickest tests focused on accuracy and correctness",