diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yaml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yaml
index 58d706cb1..e82ca97d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           # musllinux arch skip: unlikely someone wants to run dlisio on alpine on non-standard architecture
           # musllinux cp38 skip: latest available numpy doesn't provide musslinux wheels, so it is unlikely useful
           # macosx 38 skip: cibuildwheel can't test it
-          CIBW_SKIP: pp* *-musllinux_i686 *-musllinux_aarch64 cp38*-musllinux* cp38*-macosx_*:arm64 cp36-* cp37-*
+          CIBW_SKIP: pp* *-musllinux_i686 *-musllinux_aarch64 cp38*-musllinux* cp38*-macosx_*arm64 cp36-* cp37-*
 
         run: |
             python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse python/