diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml b/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml
index ecaf6afbd59..bc0372eea5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-jobs:
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -l {0}
 
+jobs:
   native_wheels:
     name: Build wheels (${{ matrix.wheel-version }}) on ${{ matrix.os }} for native and cross-compiled architecture
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -56,8 +59,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Create pyproject.toml
+        run: |
+          echo -e '[build-system]\n\nrequires = [ "setuptools", "wheel", "cython", "pybind11" ]' > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pyproject.toml
+          cat $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pyproject.toml
+          ls -la $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16.5
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21.3
         with:
           output-dir: dist
         env:
@@ -67,7 +75,6 @@ jobs:
             CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.wheel-version }}
             CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux*"
             CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 1
-            CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: pip install cython pybind11
             CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: PYOMO_SETUP_ARGS="${{ matrix.GLOBAL_OPTIONS }}"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -110,8 +117,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
         with:
           platforms: all
+      - name: Create pyproject.toml
+        run: |
+          echo -e '[build-system]\n\nrequires = [ "setuptools", "wheel", "cython", "pybind11" ]' > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pyproject.toml
+          cat $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pyproject.toml
+          ls -la $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16.5
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.21.3
         with:
           output-dir: dist
         env:
@@ -119,7 +131,6 @@ jobs:
             CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.wheel-version }}
             CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux*"
             CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 1
-            CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: pip install cython pybind11
             CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: PYOMO_SETUP_ARGS="${{ matrix.GLOBAL_OPTIONS }}"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with: