diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml b/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml
index 6a715ff1364..f8b824fe4ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
             CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.wheel-version }}
             CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux*"
             CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 2
-            CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: echo -e '[build-system]\n\nrequires = [ "setuptools", "wheel", "cython", "pybind11" ]' > $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pyproject.toml && ls $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+            CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: touch $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pyproject.toml && echo -e '[build-system]\n\nrequires = [ "setuptools", "wheel", "cython", "pybind11" ]' >> $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pyproject.toml && ls $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
             CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: PYOMO_SETUP_ARGS="${{ matrix.GLOBAL_OPTIONS }}"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with: