diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
index 2149403c2..d8d4c6bca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout source code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.8"
+
       - run: |
           echo "REF_NAME=${{github.ref_name}}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "EVENT_NAME=${{github.event_name}}" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -39,7 +44,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: sh -c "./python/install-hyperonc.sh -u https://github.com/${{github.repository}}.git -r ${{env.COMMIT_HEAD}}"
           CIBW_SKIP: "*musllinux*"
-          CIBW_PROJECT_REQUIRES_PYTHON: ">=3.7,<3.12"
         with:
           package-dir: ./python