diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5d1ebccb..e227b2e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,23 +19,36 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"
-      - name: Setup uv
+      - name: Setup dependencies
+        # Set up the virtual environment and install dev dependencies (JS & Python)
         run: |
           curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
           uv venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          uv pip install ".[dev]"
+          npm i
         shell: bash
-      - name: Run all tests
+      - name: Run tests
+        # Run all tests before generating the distribution
         run: |
           source .venv/bin/activate
-          uv pip install ".[dev]"
-          pytest --headless
+          npm run build
+          npm run test
+        shell: bash
       - name: Generate distribution
+        # Run setup.py to generate the distribution
         run: |
           source .venv/bin/activate
-          uv pip install -r requires-dev.txt -r requires-install.txt
-          npm i
           npm run dist
           npm pack && mv *.tgz dist/
+      - name: Validate distribution
+        # Run tests again using the generated wheel file
+        run: |
+          uv venv test-dist
+          source dist/bin/activate
+          WHL_FILE=$(ls dist/*.whl)
+          uv pip install "${WHL_FILE}[dev]"
+          npm run test
         shell: bash
       - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 00725817..9f04f4c5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "dash-ag-grid",
-    "version": "31.2.0",
+    "version": "31.3.0",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "dash-ag-grid",
-            "version": "31.2.0",
+            "version": "31.3.0",
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@emotion/react": "^11.11.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65f4283c..63141aac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "private::lint.eslint": "eslint src",
         "private::lint.prettier": "prettier src --list-different --ignore-path=.prettierignore",
         "lint": "run-s private::lint.*",
+        "test": "pytest --headless",
         "dist": "npm run build && run-s pre-flight-dag-version && rimraf build dist && python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel"
     },
     "author": "Plotly <chris@plot.ly>",