diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0a4d1424..6fbf0168 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 name: build-dist
 
-on: [workflow_dispatch, workflow_call]
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      cibw_skip:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        description: "wheels to skip building"
+
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      cibw_skip:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        description: "wheels to skip building"
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -12,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     env:
-      CIBW_SKIP: pp* cp312-* ${{ github.event.inputs.CIBW_SKIP }}
+      CIBW_SKIP: pp* *i686 ${{ github.event.inputs.cibw_skip }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8236e439..8701683e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: boolean
         default: true
+
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       release-pypi:
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         description: "if true a release is made on PyPI"
 
+      cibw_skip:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        description: "wheels to skip building"
+
 jobs:
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -22,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     needs: test
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build.yml
+    with:
+      cibw_skip: ${{ github.event.inputs.cibw_skip }}
 
   docs:
     needs: test