diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 48d2713..59ededb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ jobs:
               | jq -nRc '{"only": inputs, "os": "windows-latest"}'
             } | jq -sc
           )
-          echo "include=$MATRIX" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # Filter out arm64 builds for Python 3.8 and earlier
+          FILTERED_MATRIX=$(echo "$MATRIX" | jq '[.[] | select(.identifier != null) | select((.identifier | contains("arm64")) | not or (.identifier | test("cp3[678]") | not))]')
+          echo "include=$FILTERED_MATRIX" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   build_wheels:
     name: Build ${{ matrix.only }}