diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ff6431e..502214f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@
     flake8 --ignore E501 {posargs} juju tests
 deps =
     flake8
+
+[testenv:build]
+basepython = python3
+deps = stdeb
+       setuptools-version-command
+commands = python3 setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb