diff --git a/.github/workflows/mrml-python-release.yml b/.github/workflows/mrml-python-release.yml
index 13cd5b37..71128871 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mrml-python-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mrml-python-release.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,12 @@ jobs:
             manylinux: "auto"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      # Use deadsnakes until https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/771 is closed
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: deadsnakes/action@v3.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.13"
+          nogil: true"
       - name: build wheels
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
@@ -61,9 +64,12 @@ jobs:
         target: [x64, x86]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      # Use deadsnakes until https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/771 is closed
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: deadsnakes/action@v3.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.13"
+          nogil: true"
           architecture: ${{ matrix.target }}
       - name: build wheels
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
@@ -85,9 +91,12 @@ jobs:
         target: [x86_64, aarch64]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      # Use deadsnakes until https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/771 is closed
+      - name: setup python
+        uses: deadsnakes/action@v3.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.13"
+          nogil: true"
       - name: build wheels
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with: