diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c827810..d18ebfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -39,7 +38,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test source distribution build
       run: |
         uv run python -m build --sdist
-        
+
+    - name: Build manylinux wheel and test prebuilt install
+      run: bash scripts/verify_wheel_install.sh
+      env:
+        CIBW_BUILD: cp311-manylinux_x86_64
+
     - name: Test installation from source
       run: |
         # Test that the source distribution can be installed
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index f589c61..6f7074c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.11"
 
@@ -32,25 +32,69 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: python-package-distributions
+        name: cibw-sdist
         path: dist/*.tar.gz
 
+  build_wheels:
+    name: Build wheels (${{ matrix.os }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: linux
+            runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+          - os: windows
+            runs-on: windows-latest
+          - os: macos-intel
+            runs-on: macos-15-intel
+          - os: macos-arm
+            runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Build wheels
+      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v3.4.1
+
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: cibw-wheels-${{ matrix.os }}
+        path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+
+  verify_wheel_install:
+    name: Verify Linux wheel before PyPI
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.11"
+
+    - name: Build manylinux wheel and test prebuilt install
+      run: bash scripts/verify_wheel_install.sh
+      env:
+        CIBW_BUILD: cp311-manylinux_x86_64
+
   upload_pypi:
-    needs: [build_sdist]
+    needs: [build_sdist, build_wheels, verify_wheel_install]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
     environment:
       name: pypi
       url: https://pypi.org/p/python-uuidv47
-    
+
     steps:
-    - name: Download all artifacts
+    - name: Download distributions
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: python-package-distributions
-        path: dist/
+        pattern: cibw-*
+        path: dist
+        merge-multiple: true
 
-    - name: Publish distribution 📦 to PyPI
+    - name: Publish distribution to PyPI
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
       with:
-        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
+        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a25df5f..5fff847 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ parts/
 sdist/
 var/
 wheels/
+wheelhouse/
 share/python-wheels/
 *.egg-info/
 .installed.cfg
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6f0f42b..8458a24 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -80,4 +80,7 @@ strict = true
 warn_return_any = true
 warn_unused_configs = true
 
+[tool.cibuildwheel]
+# Match Trove classifiers (CPython 3.9–3.12 only)
+build = "cp39-* cp310-* cp311-* cp312-*"
 
diff --git a/scripts/verify_wheel_install.sh b/scripts/verify_wheel_install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8351d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify_wheel_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build one manylinux wheel (selector via CIBW_BUILD) and run tests against a clean venv.
+# Used on PR CI and in the release workflow before PyPI upload.
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+: "${CIBW_BUILD:=cp311-manylinux_x86_64}"
+
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install cibuildwheel
+cibuildwheel --platform linux --output-dir wheelhouse .
+
+WHEEL="$(ls wheelhouse/python_uuidv47-*.whl | head -n1)"
+test -n "${WHEEL}"
+
+python -m venv .venv-wheeltest
+.venv-wheeltest/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
+.venv-wheeltest/bin/pip install pytest "${WHEEL}"
+.venv-wheeltest/bin/python -m pytest \
+  tests/test_wheel_package.py \
+  tests/test_uuidv47.py \
+  tests/test_error_handling.py \
+  -v --tb=short
diff --git a/tests/test_wheel_package.py b/tests/test_wheel_package.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7490459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_wheel_package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"""Assertions for installs that ship a precompiled extension (wheels / binary installs).
+
+These tests pass for a normal editable or ``pip install -e .`` build as long as the
+Cython extension is compiled to a native module. They fail loudly if the accelerator
+is missing or only source artifacts are visible at import time.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import python_uuidv47._uuidv47 as _uuidv47
+
+import python_uuidv47
+from python_uuidv47 import decode, encode, has_keys, set_keys, uuid_parse
+
+
+def _extension_file() -> str | None:
+    return getattr(_uuidv47, "__file__", None)
+
+
+def _is_native_extension_file(path: str) -> bool:
+    """True if ``path`` looks like a loaded binary extension module."""
+    if not path:
+        return False
+    p = Path(path)
+    if p.suffix.lower() == ".pyd":
+        return True
+    # Linux/macOS: ``*.cpython-XY-…so`` or ``*.so``
+    return p.suffix.lower() == ".so"
+
+
+def test_native_extension_module_file_points_to_binary() -> None:
+    path = _extension_file()
+    assert path is not None, "_uuidv47 should define __file__"
+    assert _is_native_extension_file(path), (
+        "Expected compiled extension (.so / .pyd); "
+        f"got __file__={path!r}. Is the Cython module built?"
+    )
+    assert not path.endswith(".pyx"), "Wheel/runtime should not import .pyx directly"
+
+
+def test_package_version_matches_metadata() -> None:
+    assert isinstance(python_uuidv47.__version__, str)
+    assert len(python_uuidv47.__version__.split(".")) >= 2
+
+
+def test_public_api_roundtrip_on_installed_package() -> None:
+    set_keys(111, 222)
+    assert has_keys() is True
+    u = "550e8400-e29b-71d4-a716-446655440000"
+    assert uuid_parse(u) is True
+    facade = encode(u)
+    assert uuid_parse(facade) is True
+    assert decode(facade) == u