diff --git a/.github/action-common-python-release/action.yml b/.github/action-common-python-release/action.yml
index 1bc782b5..2eadd91b 100644
--- a/.github/action-common-python-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/action-common-python-release/action.yml
@@ -43,13 +43,24 @@ runs:
       pip install toml
       python crates/python/scripts/patch_grpc_web.py
       cargo update
-  - name: Maturin build
+
+  # must be build or sdist
+  - if: inputs.maturin-command == 'build'
+    name: Maturin - Build
     uses: messense/maturin-action@v1
     with:
       command: ${{ inputs.maturin-command }}
       target: ${{ inputs.maturin-target }}
-      args: ${{ inputs.maturin-args }} --manifest-path crates/python/Cargo.toml --out dist ${{ inputs.package-name == 'qcs-sdk-python-grpc-web' && '-F grpc-web' || '' }}
+      args: -i 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 --release --manifest-path crates/python/Cargo.toml --out dist ${{ inputs.package-name == 'qcs-sdk-python-grpc-web' && '-F grpc-web' || '' }}
       docker-options: -e CI
+  - if: inputs.maturin-command == 'sdist'
+    name: Maturin - Source Distribution
+    uses: messense/maturin-action@v1
+    with:
+      command: ${{ inputs.maturin-command }}
+      target: ${{ inputs.maturin-target }}
+      args: --manifest-path crates/python/Cargo.toml --out dist
+
   - name: Install wheel
     shell: bash
     run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
index fc4727c1..a268edf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         package-name: ${{ matrix.package-name }}
         maturin-target: universal2-apple-darwin
-        maturin-args: -i 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 --release
 
   linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: ./.github/action-common-python-release
       with:
         package-name: ${{ matrix.package-name }}
-        maturin-args: -i 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 --release
 
   windows: 
     runs-on: windows-latest 
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ jobs:
         package-name: ${{ matrix.package-name }}
         python-architectire: x64
         rust-target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-        maturin-args: -i 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 --release
 
   sdist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest