diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index a9ab7689..9ab6d012 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   run-checks:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 153e7440..b4708726 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           path: dist/
 
   build_wheels:
-    name: Build wheel for py${{ matrix.python-version }} ${{ matrix.os.platform_id }}
+    name: Build wheel for ${{ matrix.os.platform_id }} ${{ matrix.os.arch }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os.name }}
 
     strategy:
@@ -41,26 +41,33 @@ jobs:
       # list of github vm: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners#standard-github-hosted-runners-for-public-repositories
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        # python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
 
         os:
-          - name: "ubuntu-latest"
+          - name: "ubuntu-22.04"
             platform: "linux"
+            arch: "x86_64"
             platform_id: "manylinux_x86_64"
 
-          - name: "macos-13"
-            platform: "macos"
-            min_macos_version: "13"
-            platform_id: "macosx_x86_64"
+          - name: "ubuntu-22.04"
+            platform: "linux"
+            arch: "aarch64"
+            platform_id: "manylinux_x86_64"
 
-          - name: "macos-14"
-            platform: "macos"
-            min_macos_version: "14"
-            platform_id: "macosx_arm64"
+          # - name: "macos-13"
+          #   platform: "macos"
+          #   min_macos_version: "13"
+          #   platform_id: "macosx_x86_64"
 
-          - name: "windows-latest"
-            platform: "windows"
-            platform_id: "win_amd64"      
+          # - name: "macos-14"
+          #   platform: "macos"
+          #   min_macos_version: "14"
+          #   platform_id: "macosx_arm64"
+
+          # - name: "windows-latest"
+          #   platform: "windows"
+          #   platform_id: "win_amd64"      
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -202,19 +209,19 @@ jobs:
           cp wheelhouse/*.whl ./dist/
 
       - name: Set up QEMU [linux]
-        if: matrix.os.name == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.os.name == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
         with:
             platforms: all
 
       - name: Build wheels [linux]
-        if: matrix.os.name == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.os.name == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         env:
           # CIBW_BUILD: ${{ env.python_cp_version }}-${{ matrix.os.platform_id }}
-          CIBW_ARCHS: auto x86_64 aarch64
+          CIBW_ARCHS: "${{ matrix.os.arch }}"
           CIBW_PLATFORM: linux
           CIBW_SKIP: "pp* *musllinux_* *_i686* *_s390* *pypy*"
-          CIBW_PROJECT_REQUIRES_PYTHON: "~=${{ matrix.python-version }}.0"
+          CIBW_PROJECT_REQUIRES_PYTHON: ">=3.9.0"
           CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 3
           BUILD_THREADS: "8"
         run: |