diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 45eb0ec4..c772174e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,62 +30,63 @@ jobs:
           path: dist/*.tar.gz
 
   # adapted from 
-  # https://github.com/biopython/biopython/blob/master/.github/workflows/ci.yml
-  build_wheels:
-    name: Build wheels (py ${{ matrix.pyver }}) ${{ matrix.os }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        pyver: ["37", "38", "39", "310", "311", "312"]
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: 3.9
-
-      - name: Install Python packaging tools
-        run: |
-          export RELEASE_VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
-          pip install numpy cython
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-
-      # https://github.com/pypa/cibuildwheel/blob/main/examples/github-deploy.yml
-      - name: Build wheels (py ${{ matrix.pyver }}) Linux
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' 
-        env:
-          CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: "x86_64 aarch64"
-          CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux*"
-          CIBW_BUILD: "cp${{ matrix.pyver }}-*"
-
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.12.3
-      
-      - name: Build wheels (py ${{ matrix.pyver }}) MacOS
-        if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-        env:
-          CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: "x86_64 arm64 universal2"
-          CIBW_BUILD: "cp${{ matrix.pyver }}-*"
-
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.12.3
-
-      - name: Build wheels (py ${{ matrix.pyver }}) Windows
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        env:
-          CIBW_ARCHS_WINDOWS: "amd64 win32"
-          CIBW_BUILD: "cp${{ matrix.pyver }}-*"
-
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.12.3
-
-      - name: Upload wheels
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: dist-artifacts
-          path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+  # wheels are not working, have to delay a fix
+  #build_wheels:
+  #  name: Build wheels (py ${{ matrix.pyver }}) ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #  runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+  #  strategy:
+  #    matrix:
+  #      os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+  #      pyver: ["37", "38", "39", "310", "311", "312"]
+
+  #  steps:
+  #    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #    - name: Set up Python
+  #      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+  #      with:
+  #        python-version: 3.9
+
+  #    - name: Install Python packaging tools
+  #      run: |
+  #        export RELEASE_VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}
+  #        pip install numpy cython
+  #        python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+
+  #    # https://github.com/pypa/cibuildwheel/blob/main/examples/github-deploy.yml
+  #    - name: Build wheels (py ${{ matrix.pyver }}) Linux
+  #      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' 
+  #      env:
+  #        CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: "x86_64 aarch64"
+  #        CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux*"
+  #        CIBW_BUILD: "cp${{ matrix.pyver }}-*"
+
+  #      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.12.3
+  #    
+  #    - name: Build wheels (py ${{ matrix.pyver }}) MacOS
+  #      if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
+  #      env:
+  #        CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: "x86_64 arm64 universal2"
+  #        CIBW_BUILD: "cp${{ matrix.pyver }}-*"
+
+  #      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.12.3
+
+  #    - name: Build wheels (py ${{ matrix.pyver }}) Windows
+  #      if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+  #      env:
+  #        CIBW_ARCHS_WINDOWS: "amd64 win32"
+  #        CIBW_BUILD: "cp${{ matrix.pyver }}-*"
+
+  #      uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.12.3
+
+  #    - name: Upload wheels
+  #      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+  #      with:
+  #        name: dist-artifacts
+  #        path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
 
   release:
-    needs: [build_wheels, build_sdist]
+    #needs: [build_wheels, build_sdist]
+    needs: build_sdist
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # this is not ideal as it doesn't limit to what type of tag
     # but it at least seems to work