diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
index fed3a41586..8019f4c250 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-artifacts.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.x"
 
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
-        run: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.9.0
+        run: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.2
 
       - name: Set up QEMU to emulate aarch64
         if: matrix.arch == 'aarch64'
diff --git a/changelog.d/16653.misc b/changelog.d/16653.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ee7b27226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/16653.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix building of wheels in CI.