diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ee8aed8bb..d8f20cb1c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ matrix:
     - python: 3.4
       env: TOXENV=py34-cov
     - python: 3.5
-      env:
-        - TOXENV=py35-cov
-        - BUILD_DIST=true
+      env: TOXENV=py35-cov
     - python: 3.6
-      env: TOXENV=py36-cov
+      env:
+        - TOXENV=py36-cov
+        - BUILD_DIST=true
     - python: pypy2.7-5.8.0
       # disable coverage.py on pypy because of performance problems
       env: TOXENV=pypy-nocov
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 16bd7f373..ceb6d100c 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   ``pens.perimeterPen`` module (#1101).
 - [varLib] Started generating STAT table (8af4309). Right now it just reflects
   the axes, and even that with certain limitations:
-    * AxisOrdering is set to the order axes are defined,
-    * Name-table entries are not shared with fvar.
+  * AxisOrdering is set to the order axes are defined,
+  * Name-table entries are not shared with fvar.
 - [py23] Added backports for ``redirect_stdout`` and ``redirect_stderr``
   context managers (#1097).
 - [Graphite] Fixed some round-trip bugs (#1093).
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9beff2542..cb1ab9158 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ commands =
 [testenv:bdist]
 basepython = {env:TOXPYTHON:python3.6}
 deps =
+    pygments
+    docutils
     setuptools
     wheel
 skip_install = true
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ install_command =
 whitelist_externals =
     rm
 commands =
+    # check metadata and rst long_description
+    python setup.py check --restructuredtext --strict
     # clean up build/ and dist/ folders
     rm -rf {toxinidir}/dist
     python setup.py clean --all