diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
index 7e9c1eb97..70ac868b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ jobs:
             arch: x64
           - target: i686-pc-windows-msvc
             arch: x86
-          - target: aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
-            arch: x64
+#         There are a number of issues with cross compiling ring to windows on aarch64.
+#         For now, we just won't build a wheel, we will revisit this in the future.
+#          - target: aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
+#            arch: x64
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -84,9 +86,6 @@ jobs:
           working-directory: py-rattler
           target: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
           args: --release --out dist --no-default-features --features rustls-tls
-        env:
-          # aarch64 build fails, see https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/issues/2110
-          XWIN_VERSION: 16
       - name: "Test wheel"
         if: ${{ !startsWith(matrix.platform.target, 'aarch64') }}
         shell: bash
diff --git a/py-rattler/pyproject.toml b/py-rattler/pyproject.toml
index 674a428f2..706290360 100644
--- a/py-rattler/pyproject.toml
+++ b/py-rattler/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["maturin==1.7.6"]
+requires = ["maturin~=1.7.8"]
 build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]