diff --git a/.github/install_bazel.sh b/.github/install_bazel.sh
index 1b0d63c98e..a1693b87ea 100644
--- a/.github/install_bazel.sh
+++ b/.github/install_bazel.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if ! bazel version; then
     arch="arm64"
   fi
   echo "Downloading $arch Bazel binary from GitHub releases."
-  curl -L -o $HOME/bin/bazel --create-dirs "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/7.1.1/bazel-7.1.1-linux-$arch"
+  curl -L -o $HOME/bin/bazel --create-dirs "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/8.2.0/bazel-8.2.0-linux-$arch"
   chmod +x $HOME/bin/bazel
 else
   # Bazel is installed for the correct architecture
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index d24db9c7cc..4f0fa877a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-13, macos-14, windows-latest]
-
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm, macos-13, macos-14, windows-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Check out Google Benchmark
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -49,20 +48,13 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - run: pip install --upgrade pip uv
 
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-        with:
-          platforms: all
-
       - name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }} using cibuildwheel
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.22.0
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.23.2
         env:
           CIBW_BUILD: "cp310-* cp311-* cp312-*"
           CIBW_BUILD_FRONTEND: "build[uv]"
           CIBW_SKIP: "*-musllinux_*"
-          CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: auto64 aarch64
-          CIBW_ARCHS_WINDOWS: auto64
+          CIBW_ARCHS: auto64
           CIBW_BEFORE_ALL_LINUX: bash .github/install_bazel.sh
           # Grab the rootless Bazel installation inside the container.
           CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_LINUX: PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin