diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml b/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml
index 7fe3811dc00..436f1126bd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_wheel_creation.yml
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ jobs:
         include:
         - wheel-version: 'cp38*'
           TARGET: 'py38'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITH_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITH_CYTHON
         - wheel-version: 'cp39*'
           TARGET: 'py39'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITH_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITH_CYTHON
         - wheel-version: 'cp310*'
           TARGET: 'py310'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITH_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITH_CYTHON
         - wheel-version: 'cp311*'
           TARGET: 'py311'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITHOUT_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITHOUT_CYTHON
         - wheel-version: 'cp312*'
           TARGET: 'py312'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITHOUT_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITHOUT_CYTHON
 
         exclude:
         - wheel-version: 'cp311*'
@@ -86,19 +86,19 @@ jobs:
         include:
         - wheel-version: 'cp38*'
           TARGET: 'py38'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITH_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITH_CYTHON
         - wheel-version: 'cp39*'
           TARGET: 'py39'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITH_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITH_CYTHON
         - wheel-version: 'cp310*'
           TARGET: 'py310'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITH_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITH_CYTHON
         - wheel-version: 'cp311*'
           TARGET: 'py311'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITHOUT_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITHOUT_CYTHON
         - wheel-version: 'cp312*'
           TARGET: 'py312'
-          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: ${{ env.WITHOUT_CYTHON }}
+          GLOBAL_OPTIONS: $WITHOUT_CYTHON
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up QEMU