diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/python_wheels.yml
index c96d47fe7ef..a9dbbd26ba4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_wheels.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build wheel
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          ${{ matrix.config.base_path }}bin/pip wheel . -w wheel_output/ --global-option --cmake-options="-DSTATIC_LINK_VW_JAVA=On -DSTD_INV_SQRT=ON;-DPython_INCLUDE_DIR='${{ matrix.config.base_path }}include/${{ matrix.config.include_dir_name }}'" --verbose
+          ${{ matrix.config.base_path }}bin/pip wheel . -w wheel_output/ --global-option --cmake-options="-DSTATIC_LINK_VW_JAVA=On;-DSTD_INV_SQRT=ON;-DPython_INCLUDE_DIR='${{ matrix.config.base_path }}include/${{ matrix.config.include_dir_name }}'" --verbose
           auditwheel repair wheel_output/*whl -w audit_output/
       - name: Upload built wheel
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1