diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build_wheels.yaml b/.github/workflows/_build_wheels.yaml
index ce5ea96..66710e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build_wheels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build_wheels.yaml
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         include:
-          - { os: macos-12, arch: x86_64, build: "*" } # cpython
-          - { os: macos-12, arch: arm64, build: "*" }
-          - { os: windows-latest, arch: x86, build: "*" }
-          - { os: windows-latest, arch: AMD64, build: "*" }
-          - { os: ubuntu-latest, arch: x86_64, build: "*" }
+          - { os: macos-12, arch: x86_64, build: "cp38*" } # cpython
+          - { os: macos-12, arch: arm64, build: "cp38*" }
+          - { os: windows-latest, arch: x86, build: "cp38*" }
+          - { os: windows-latest, arch: AMD64, build: "cp38*" }
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest, arch: x86_64, build: "cp38*" }
     steps:
       - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a921b7d..3a7f639 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,5 +37,8 @@ testing = [
     "pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures==0.2.0",
 ]
 
+[tool.distutils.bdist_wheel]
+py-limited-api = 'cp38'
+
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 pythonpath = ['src']
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c7c63df..cdfdba8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
     ext_modules=[module],
     packages=find_packages("src"),
     package_dir={"": "src"},
+    options={'bdist_wheel': {'py_limited_api': 'cp38'}},
 )