diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
index 79a0ebd3..a85ba146 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-release.yml
@@ -17,23 +17,24 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
-      # NOTE: enable later to build for aaarch64
-      # NOTE: this is not working yet, because of grpcio dependency
-      #- name: Set up QEMU
-      #  if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-      #  uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-      #  with:
-      #    platforms: all
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        with:
+          platforms: all
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: python3 -m pip install --upgrade pybind11 setuptools wheel cibuildwheel==2.16.2
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16.2
         env:
+          # NOTE: this specific version is required to build grpcio safely
+          # see more: https://github.com/pypa/manylinux#manylinux
+          CIBW_MANYLINUX_AARCH64_IMAGE: "quay.io/pypa/manylinux_2_28_aarch64"
           # Disable building PyPy wheels on all platforms
           CIBW_SKIP: "pp* *-musllinux_*"
           # configure cibuildwheel to build native archs ('auto'), and some
           # emulated ones
-          CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: auto # aarch64
+          CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: auto aarch64
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl