diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index afcaa6cd7..b5253c991 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         # Nb. keep cibuildwheel version pin consistent with job below
-        run: pipx install cibuildwheel==2.15.0
+        run: pipx install cibuildwheel==2.19.1
       - id: set-matrix
         run: |
           MATRIX=$(
             {
-              cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform linux \
+              cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform linux --prerelease-pythons \
               | jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "ubuntu-latest"}' \
-              && cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform macos \
+              && cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform macos --prerelease-pythons \
               | jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "macos-latest"}' \
-              && cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform windows \
+              && cibuildwheel --print-build-identifiers --platform windows --prerelease-pythons \
               | jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "windows-2019"}'
             } | jq -sc
           )
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ jobs:
           platforms: all
 
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.17.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.1
         with:
           only: ${{ matrix.only }}
 
       - name: Build old Linux wheels
         if: contains(matrix.only, '-manylinux_') && startsWith(matrix.only, 'cp36-') && (contains(matrix.only, 'i686') || contains(matrix.only, 'x86_64'))
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.17.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.1
         env:
           CIBW_MANYLINUX_i686_IMAGE: manylinux1
           CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: manylinux1
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build faster Linux wheels
         # also build wheels with the most recent manylinux images and gcc
         if: runner.os == 'Linux' && !contains(matrix.only, 'i686')
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.17.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.1
         env:
           CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: manylinux_2_28
           CIBW_MANYLINUX_AARCH64_IMAGE: manylinux_2_28