diff --git a/test/test_poetry_project.py b/test/test_poetry_project.py
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+from . import test_projects
+from . import utils
+
+pyproject_package_file = """
+[tool.poetry]
+name = "dummy_package"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "dummy"
+authors = ["cibuildwheel poetry test"]
+classifiers=[
+    "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Natural Language :: English",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+]
+license = "MIT"
+[tool.poetry.dependencies]
+python = "^3.6"
+[tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry>=0.12"]
+build-backend = "poetry.masonry.api"
+"""
+
+poetry_dummy_project = test_projects.TestProject()
+poetry_dummy_project.files["dummy_package/__init__.py"] = ""
+poetry_dummy_project.files["pyproject.toml"] = pyproject_package_file
+
+
+def test_poetry_package(tmp_path):
+
+    project_dir = tmp_path / "project"
+    poetry_dummy_project.generate(project_dir)
+    # build the wheels
+    actual_wheels = utils.cibuildwheel_run(project_dir)
+
+    # check that the expected wheels are produced
+    expected_wheels = utils.expected_wheels("dummy_package", "0.1.0")
+    assert set(actual_wheels) == set(expected_wheels)