diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index 27f3e44..e6e5eb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
           # binary
           cp 'target/${{ matrix.job.target }}/release/${{ steps.vars.outputs.LIB_FNAME }}' '${{ steps.vars.outputs.STAGING }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.PKG_BASENAME }}/'
           # `strip` binary (if needed)
-          if [ -n "${{ steps.vars.outputs.STRIP }}" ]; then "${{ steps.vars.outputs.STRIP }}" '${{ steps.vars.outputs.STAGING }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.PKG_BASENAME }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.LIB_FNAME }}' ; fi
+          # if [ -n "${{ steps.vars.outputs.STRIP }}" ]; then "${{ steps.vars.outputs.STRIP }}" '${{ steps.vars.outputs.STAGING }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.PKG_BASENAME }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.LIB_FNAME }}' ; fi
           # README and LICENSE
           cp README.md '${{ steps.vars.outputs.STAGING }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.PKG_BASENAME }}/'
           cp LICENSE '${{ steps.vars.outputs.STAGING }}/${{ steps.vars.outputs.PKG_BASENAME }}/'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi_release.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi_release.yml
index d46e02b..ac7c4e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi_release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           platforms: all
 
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16.2
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.18.0
         with:
             package-dir: ./python
             output-dir: ./python/wheelhouse