diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 93bd2b65..0a13156f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: debug python paths
         run: ./wrappers/python/scripts/ci/github/debug_python_paths.sh
 
-      # - name: package binaries
-      #   working-directory: ./wrappers/python
-      #   run: | # should take ~30s; writes wheels to wrappers/python/dist
-      #     export PAGEFIND_PYTHON_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
-      #     python -m scripts.build.all_binary_only_wheels \
-      #       --git-tag "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
-      #       --bin-dir ./vendor
+      - name: package binaries
+        working-directory: ./wrappers/python
+        run: | # should take ~30s; writes wheels to wrappers/python/dist
+          export PAGEFIND_PYTHON_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
+          python -m scripts.build.all_binary_only_wheels \
+            --git-tag "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
+            --bin-dir ./vendor
       - name: package python api
         working-directory: ./wrappers/python
         run: | # writes stdist + wheel to wrappers/python/dist