diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index dfd0ca0..ec71d1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ jobs:
           environment-file: environment.yml
           cache-environment-key: ${{ runner.os }}-env-${{ hashFiles('**/environment.yml') }}
           cache-downloads-key: ${{ runner.os }}-downloads-${{ hashFiles('**/environment.yml') }}
-      - name: install additional dependencies
+      - name: build and verify wheel
         run: |
-          echo "installing additional dependencies from environment_development.yml"
+          python -m build --wheel --no-isolation
+          check-wheel-contents dist/finddata-*.whl
       - name: build conda package
         run: |
           # set up environment
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index e29f2b9..ef6f18a 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ dependencies:
   - boa
   - conda-build < 4
   - conda-verify
+  - check-wheel-contents
   - libmamba
   - libarchive
   - python-build
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4e8d9cd..bf4c77e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ finddata = "finddata.cli:main"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 bashcompletion = ["argcomplete"]
 
-[tool.setuptools.data-files]
-"/etc/bash_completion.d" = ["finddata.bashcomplete"]
-"*" = ["src/finddata/cli.py"]
-
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 pythonpath = [
   ".", "finddata", "scripts"