diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a793c05..e9c570a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: vectorlite-wheel-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ steps.short_sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+      
+      - name: Run python example
+        run: 
+          python -m pip install wheelhouse/*.whl
+          python examples/knn_search.py
 
   upload_wheels:
     name: Upload wheels