diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5591623..916211c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ jobs:
           . venv/bin/activate || . venv/Scripts/activate # 'Scripts' on windows, 'bin' on Linux / macOS
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install maturin==0.9.4 pytest==6.1.2
-
+          
+          # remove potentially cached wheels
+          rm target/wheels/* || true
           bash scripts/maturin.sh build --interpreter python --release --manylinux 2014
           bash scripts/maturin.sh develop --release