diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
index 786b12f..0820c84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ jobs:
             echo "ANACONDA_ORG=multibuild-wheels-staging" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "TOKEN=$MULTIBUILD_WHEELS_STAGING_ACCESS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
+
+      # Used to ensure python is available for wheel upload
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
       - name: Upload wheels
         if: ${{ always() }}
         shell: bash