diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0af6721b5..99ab633d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
           cp "$VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/installed/${{ matrix.triplet }}/share/proj/"* ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pyproj/proj_dir/share/proj/
 
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.17
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.18
         env:
           CIBW_SKIP: "*musllinux* pp*-win* pp31*"
           CIBW_ARCHS: ${{ matrix.arch }}
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ jobs:
             PROJ_NETWORK=ON
             PROJ_VERSION=${{ env.PROJ_VERSION }}
             PROJ_DIR=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pyproj/proj_dir
-            MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.9
             CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES='${{ matrix.cmake_osx_architectures }}'
             LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -Wl,-rpath,${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pyproj/proj_dir/lib"
           CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_WINDOWS: