diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c2b813ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Build Wheel
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    name: Test SDist and Build Wheel
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
+    - name: Build sdist and wheel
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -U pip
+        python -m pip install build
+        python -m build
+    - name: Check sdist install and imports
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p test-sdist
+        cd test-sdist
+        python -m venv venv-sdist
+        venv-sdist/bin/python -m pip install ../dist/outlines-*.tar.gz
+        venv-sdist/bin/python -c "import outlines"
+    - name: Check wheel install and imports
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p test-wheel
+        cd test-wheel
+        python -m venv venv-wheel
+        venv-wheel/bin/python -m pip install ../dist/outlines-*.whl
+        venv-wheel/bin/python -c "import outlines"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_pypi.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_pypi.yaml
index 0006e74f2..535e6ab66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_pypi.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_pypi.yaml
@@ -9,34 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and publish on PyPi
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: "3.10"
-    - name: Build sdist and wheel
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install -U pip
-        python -m pip install build
-        python -m build
+    - uses: .github/workflows/build_wheel.yml
     - name: Check that the package version matches the Release name
       run: |
         grep -Rq "^Version: ${GITHUB_REF:10}$" outlines.egg-info/PKG-INFO
-    - name: Check sdist install and imports
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p test-sdist
-        cd test-sdist
-        python -m venv venv-sdist
-        venv-sdist/bin/python -m pip install ../dist/outlines-*.tar.gz
-        venv-sdist/bin/python -c "import outlines"
-    - name: Check wheel install and imports
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p test-wheel
-        cd test-wheel
-        python -m venv venv-wheel
-        venv-wheel/bin/python -m pip install ../dist/outlines-*.whl
-        venv-wheel/bin/python -c "import outlines"
     - name: Publish to PyPi
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@v1.4.2
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index b8d4208af..d52c1bafa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -88,3 +88,6 @@ jobs:
           name: html-report
           path: htmlcov
         if: ${{ failure() }}
+
+  build-wheel:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build_wheel.yml