diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release_python.yml b/.github/workflows/_release_python.yml
index 7bacf8ce6f..305c63d730 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release_python.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           working-directory: ./python
           command: build
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          args: --release --out dist -i python3.7 -i python3.8 -i python3.9 -i python3.10 -i python3.11 -i python3.12
+          args: --release --out dist -i python3.8 -i python3.9 -i python3.10 -i python3.11 -i python3.12
           manylinux: 2_28
           before-script-linux: |
             if [[ -f /etc/os-release ]]; then
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
           working-directory: ./python
           command: build
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          args: --release --out dist -i python3.7 -i python3.8 -i python3.9 -i python3.10 -i python3.11 -i python3.12
+          args: --release --out dist -i python3.8 -i python3.9 -i python3.10 -i python3.11 -i python3.12
       - name: Upload wheels to gh artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
           working-directory: ./python
           command: build
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          args: --release --out dist --find-interpreter
+          args: --release --out dist -i python3.8 -i python3.9 -i python3.10 -i python3.11 -i python3.12
       - name: Upload wheels to gh artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 80e6d34c48..4ca585a222 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ youtube = "https://www.youtube.com/@pometry8546/videos"
 export = ["seaborn >= 0.11.2"]
 
 [tool.maturin]
-features = ["pyo3/extension-module", "pyo3/auto-initialize"]
+features = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
 python-source = "python"