diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d6d71d0..40e0e16 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ passenv =
     TWINE_PASSWORD
     TWINE_REPOSITORY
 deps = twine
+allowlist_externals =
+    rm
 commands =
-    rm {toxinidir}/dist/*.gz
+    rm -f {toxinidir}/dist/*.gz
     python {toxinidir}/setup.py sdist
     python -m twine check dist/*
     publish_test: python -m twine upload {posargs:--repository testpypi} dist/*