diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml
index b6dc29e3..df96226a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml
@@ -37,12 +37,16 @@ jobs:
         run: poetry version $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
 
       - name: Install dependencies
+        env:
+          INSTALL_ENDF_PARSERPY_CPP: no
         run: poetry install -vvv
 
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: poetry run python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.18.1
 
       - name: Build wheels
+        env:
+          INSTALL_ENDF_PARSERPY_CPP: yes
         run: poetry run python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -72,9 +76,13 @@ jobs:
         run: poetry version $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
 
       - name: Install dependencies
+        env:
+          INSTALL_ENDF_PARSERPY_CPP: no
         run: poetry install -vvv
 
       - name: Build SDist
+        env:
+          INSTALL_ENDF_PARSERPY_CPP: no
         run: poetry build -f sdist
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4