diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual_triggerd_build_and_upload_to_test_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/manual_triggerd_build_and_upload_to_test_pypi.yml
index a4f5433..d6892e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual_triggerd_build_and_upload_to_test_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual_triggerd_build_and_upload_to_test_pypi.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        with:
+          platforms: arm64
+
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.20.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21.1
+        env:
+          # configure cibuildwheel to build native archs ('auto'), and aarch64 emulated
+          CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: auto aarch64
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_triggerd_build_and_upload_to_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/release_triggerd_build_and_upload_to_pypi.yml
index 1a1f946..e68396b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_triggerd_build_and_upload_to_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_triggerd_build_and_upload_to_pypi.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        with:
+          platforms: arm64
+
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.20.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21.1
+        env:
+          # configure cibuildwheel to build native archs ('auto'), and aarch64 emulated
+          CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: auto aarch64
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with: