diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
index a503e10ce6f..b88970e190e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
@@ -73,21 +73,42 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ steps.wheel.outputs.wheel_name }}
           path: dist/${{ steps.wheel.outputs.wheel_name }}
 
-  tests:
+  tests_3_9:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '251' }}
-      python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
+      python_versions: '["3.9"]'
       wheel: true
       wheelhouse: true
       standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
     secrets: inherit
 
+  tests:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
+    with:
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '251' }}
+      python_versions: '["3.10", "3.11"]'
+      wheel: false
+      wheelhouse: true
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  tests_any_3_9:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
+    with:
+      ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '251' }}
+      python_versions: '["3.9"]'
+      wheel: false
+      wheelhouse: false
+      standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
+      test_any: true
+    secrets: inherit
+
   tests_any:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
     with:
       ANSYS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.ansys_version || '251' }}
-      python_versions: '["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]'
+      python_versions: '["3.10", "3.11"]'
       wheel: true
       wheelhouse: false
       standalone_suffix: ${{ github.event.inputs.standalone_branch_suffix || '.pre0' }}
@@ -211,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
   draft_release:
     name: "Draft Release"
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-    needs: [style, tests, docs, examples, retro_232, retro_231, retro_222, docker_tests]
+    needs: [style, tests, tests_3_9, tests_any, tests_any_3_9, docs, examples, retro_232, retro_231, retro_222, docker_tests]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Download artifacts"