diff --git a/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml
index 20e4576dc..c37c95671 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-pypi/action.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ inputs:
   os:
     description: "operating system"
     required: true
+  username:
+    description: "username"
+    required: true
+  password:
+    description: "password"
+    required: true
+
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -37,8 +44,13 @@ runs:
         CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: "manylinux_2_28"
 
     - name: Publish to PyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-      with:
-        user: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
-        packages_dir: ./dist/
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        twine upload -r pypi -u "${{ inputs.username }}" -p "${{ inputs.password }}" dist/*
+
+    #- name: Publish to PyPI
+    #  uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+    #  with:
+    #    user: ${{ inputs.username }}
+    #    password: ${{ inputs.password }}
+    #    packages-dir: ./dist/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-artifact.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-artifact.yml
index 6367fe8d7..fe44c0c7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-artifact.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-artifact.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ name: Publish Python package to PyPI
 on:
   release:
     types: [ created ]
+    secrets:
+      PYPI_USERNAME:
+        required: true
+      PYPI_PASSWORD:
+        required: true
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -18,7 +23,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      # - uses: ./.github/actions/checkout
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@0634a2670c59f64b4a01f0f96f84700a4088b9f0 # v2.12.0
         with:
@@ -34,3 +38,5 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-pypi
         with:
           os: ${{ runner.os }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}