diff --git a/.github/workflows/Python.yml b/.github/workflows/Python.yml
index 2f2a5d111..1e0fa4a76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Python.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install pytest pandas scipy h5py vtk matplotlib pyyaml
+          pip install pytest pandas scipy h5py vtk matplotlib pyyaml build
 
       - name: Strip git hash (Unix)
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ jobs:
           $VERSION,$_ = $VERSION -Split '-g',2,"simplematch"
           $VERSION | Out-File VERSION
 
+      - name: Build and Install
+        run: |
+          cd python
+          python -m build
+          python -m pip install dist/*.whl
+          python -c 'import damask;print(damask.__version__)'
+
       - name: Install and run unit tests (Unix)
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         run: |
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index faaf66564..735335391 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ create_testroot:
 
 
 ###################################################################################################
+setuptools:
+  stage: python
+  script:
+    - sed -i 's/-[[:digit:]]*-.*//' VERSION
+    - cd python
+    - python3 -m build --wheel --no-isolation
+
 pytest:
   stage: python
   script:
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index dd16cbf28..e183e6b3f 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ packages = find:
 include_package_data = true
 python_requires = >= 3.8
 install_requires =
-    importlib-metadata; python_version<"3.8"
-    pandas; python_version<="0.24"                                                                  # requires numpy
-    numpy; python_version<="1.17"                                                                   # needed for default_rng
-    scipy; python_version<="1.2"
-    h5py; python_version<="2.9"                                                                     # requires numpy
-    vtk; python_version<="8.1"
-    matplotlib; python_version<="3.0"                                                               # requires numpy, pillow
-    pyyaml; python_version<="3.12"
+    pandas>=0.24                                                                                    # requires numpy
+    numpy>=1.17                                                                                     # needed for default_rng
+    scipy>=1.2
+    h5py>=2.9                                                                                       # requires numpy
+    vtk>=8.1
+    matplotlib>=3.0                                                                                 # requires numpy, pillow
+    pyyaml>=3.12
 setup_requires = setuptools