diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 507b76d5..24dcf9e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           architecture: x64
 
       - name: deps
-        run: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.12.3
+        run: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.2
 
       - name: wheels
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir package