diff --git a/.github/workflows/nmodl-wheel.yml b/.github/workflows/nmodl-wheel.yml
index e404a31533..eb84a508c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nmodl-wheel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nmodl-wheel.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-13, macos-14]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
 
     steps:
-      - name: Setup Flex and Bison
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y flex bison
-
       - name: Setup Flex and Bison
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         run: |
@@ -48,6 +42,9 @@ jobs:
             PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/flex/bin:/opt/homebrew/opt/bison/bin:/usr/local/opt/flex/bin:/usr/local/opt/bison/bin:$PATH"
             MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.15'
           CIBW_CONFIG_SETTINGS_MACOS: "build-dir=_build"
+          CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: docker.io/bluebrain/nmodl:wheel
+          # use custom image for now
+          CIBW_MANYLINUX_AARCH64_IMAGE: docker.io/jcgoran/nmodl:wheel-aarch64
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with: