diff --git a/.git_archival.txt b/.git_archival.txt
index 95cb3eea4e33..3994ec0a83ea 100644
--- a/.git_archival.txt
+++ b/.git_archival.txt
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
+node: $Format:%H$
+node-date: $Format:%cI$
+describe-name: $Format:%(describe:tags=true)$
 ref-names: $Format:%D$
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cibuildsdist.yml b/.github/workflows/cibuildsdist.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e1d9085f5be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cibuildsdist.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Build CI sdist and wheel
+
+on:
+  # Save CI by only running this on release branches or tags.
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.x
+    tags:
+      - v*
+  # Also allow running this action on PRs if requested by applying the
+  # "Run cibuildwheel" label.
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - synchronize
+      - reopened
+      - labeled
+
+jobs:
+  build_sdist:
+    if: |
+      github.event_name == 'push' ||
+      github.event_name == 'pull_request' && (
+        (
+          github.event.action == 'labeled' &&
+          github.event.label.name == 'Run cibuildwheel'
+        ) ||
+        contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Run cibuildwheel')
+      )
+    name: Build sdist and wheel on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11.0-alpha - 3.11']
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        name: Install Python
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install build
+        run: pip install build
+
+      - name: Build sdist and wheel
+        run: python -m build .
+
+      - name: Install built matplotlib sdist
+        run: pip install dist/matplotlib*.tar.gz
+
+      - name: Check version number is not 0
+        run: python ./ci/check_version_number.py
+
+      - name: Install built matplotlib wheel
+        run: pip install dist/matplotlib*.whl --force-reinstall
+
+      - name: Check version number is not 0
+        run: python ./ci/check_version_number.py
diff --git a/ci/check_version_number.py b/ci/check_version_number.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..123eb721fb59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/check_version_number.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+Check that the version number of the install Matplotlib does not start with 0
+
+To run:
+    $ python3 -m build .
+    $ pip install dist/matplotlib*.tar.gz for sdist
+    $ pip install dist/matplotlib*.whl for wheel
+    $ ./ci/check_version_number.py
+"""
+import matplotlib
+
+import sys
+
+EXIT_SUCCESS = 0
+EXIT_FAILURE = 1
+
+
+print(f"Version {matplotlib.__version__} installed")
+if matplotlib.__version__[0] == "0":
+    sys.exit(EXIT_FAILURE)
+sys.exit(EXIT_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 53131df5bb6b..e848a0968d31 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@ def make_release_tree(self, base_dir, files):
     setup_requires=[
         "certifi>=2020.06.20",
         "numpy>=1.19",
-        "setuptools_scm>=4",
-        "setuptools_scm_git_archive",
+        "setuptools_scm>=7",
     ],
     install_requires=[
         "contourpy>=1.0.1",
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ def make_release_tree(self, base_dir, files):
         "python-dateutil>=2.7",
     ] + (
         # Installing from a git checkout that is not producing a wheel.
-        ["setuptools_scm>=4"] if (
+        ["setuptools_scm>=7"] if (
             Path(__file__).with_name(".git").exists() and
             os.environ.get("CIBUILDWHEEL", "0") != "1"
         ) else []