diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index 532a118..6073f17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ name: Wheels
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
   release:
     types:
       - published
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build sdist
         env:
-          BLAZINGMQ_PYTHON_NO_PKGCONFIG: ’1’
+          BLAZINGMQ_PYTHON_NO_PKGCONFIG: '1'
         run: pipx run build --sdist
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -85,11 +90,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo 0 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.2
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v3.4.1
         env:
           CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: ${{ matrix.cibw_arch }}
           CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.cibw_python }}-*
-          CIBW_PRERELEASE_PYTHONS: True
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: python3 -m pytest {project}/tests/unit
           CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest mock pkgconfig
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -130,12 +134,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "CFLAGS=-target arm64-apple-macos14" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.2
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v3.4.1
         env:
           CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: ${{ matrix.cibw_arch }}
           CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.cibw_python }}-*
           CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 1
-          CIBW_PRERELEASE_PYTHONS: True
           CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: python3 -m pytest {project}/tests/unit
           CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest mock pkgconfig
           MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "14.0"
diff --git a/bin/build-macos-universal.sh b/bin/build-macos-universal.sh
index 8ce42e6..2ce2e4e 100755
--- a/bin/build-macos-universal.sh
+++ b/bin/build-macos-universal.sh
@@ -2,23 +2,17 @@
 
 # This script builds BlazingMQ and all of its dependencies for MacOS 11.0.
 #
-# Before running this script, install following prerequisites, if not present
-# yet, by copy-and-pasting the commands between `<<PREREQUISITES` and
-# `PREREQUISITES` below:
-                                                    # shellcheck disable=SC2188
-<<PREREQUISITES
-brew install \
-    curl \
-    pkgconfig \
-    ninja \
-    flex \
-    zlib \
-    bison \
-    flex \
-    google-benchmark \
-    googletest \
-    cmake
-PREREQUISITES
+# Before running this script, install the following prerequisites if not
+# present yet:
+#
+#   brew install         \
+#       cmake            \
+#       ninja            \
+#       flex             \
+#       bison            \
+#       zlib             \
+#       google-benchmark \
+#       googletest
 
 set -e
 set -u
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ PATH="${DIR_THIRDPARTY}/bde-tools/bin:$PATH"
 
 if [ ! -e "${DIR_BUILD}/bde/.complete" ]; then
     pushd "${DIR_THIRDPARTY}/bde"
-    eval "$(bbs_build_env -u opt_64_pic_cpp17 -b "${DIR_BUILD}/bde" -i ${DIR_INSTALL})"
+    eval "$(bbs_build_env -p clang -u opt_64_pic_cpp17 -b "${DIR_BUILD}/bde" -i ${DIR_INSTALL})"
     bbs_build configure --prefix="${DIR_INSTALL}"
     bbs_build build -j 16
     bbs_build install --install_dir "/" --prefix="${DIR_INSTALL}"
@@ -72,6 +66,7 @@ if [ ! -e "${DIR_BUILD}/ntf-core/.complete" ]; then
         --with-zlib \
         --without-lz4 \
         --without-zstd \
+        --without-openssl \
         --without-warnings-as-errors \
         --without-usage-examples \
         --without-applications
@@ -103,7 +98,7 @@ if [ ! -e "${DIR_BUILD}/blazingmq/.complete" ]; then
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DIR_INSTALL}" \
         -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH="${DIR_ROOT}" \
         -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${DIR_THIRDPARTY}/bde-tools" \
-        -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${DIR_THIRDPARTY}/bde-tools/BdeBuildSystem/toolchains/darwin/gcc-default.cmake" \
+        -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${DIR_THIRDPARTY}/bde-tools/BdeBuildSystem/toolchains/darwin/clang-default.cmake" \
         -DFLEX_ROOT="${FLEX_ROOT}"
         -G "Ninja")
     cmake -B "${DIR_BUILD}/blazingmq" -S "." "${CMAKE_OPTIONS[@]}"
diff --git a/bin/build-manylinux.sh b/bin/build-manylinux.sh
index d8b97fe..7e76e81 100755
--- a/bin/build-manylinux.sh
+++ b/bin/build-manylinux.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This script builds BlazingMQ and all of its dependencies on RHEL7.
+# This script builds BlazingMQ and all of its dependencies on AlmaLinux 8
+# (manylinux_2_28).
 #
 # Before running this script, install the following prerequisites if not
 # present yet:
 #
-#   sudo yum install -y \
-#       gdb \
-#       curl \
-#       pkgconfig \
-#       ninja-build \
-#       flex-devel \
-#       zlib-devel \
-#       openssl-devel \
-#       m4
+#   sudo dnf install -y \
+#       gdb             \
+#       curl            \
+#       pkgconfig       \
+#       ninja-build     \
+#       flex            \
+#       flex-devel      \
+#       zlib-devel      \
+#       zlib-static
 
 set -e
 set -u
@@ -116,9 +117,10 @@ if [ ! -e "${DIR_BUILD}/ntf-core/.complete" ]; then
         --output "${DIR_BUILD}/ntf-core" \
         --ufid opt_64_pic_cpp17 \
         --generator "Ninja" \
-        --with-zlib \
+        --without-zlib \
         --without-lz4 \
         --without-zstd \
+        --without-openssl \
         --without-warnings-as-errors \
         --without-usage-examples \
         --without-applications
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a36f890..0a14b4d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ requires = ['setuptools>=39.2.0',
             'Cython>=0.28.4, <3; python_version < "3.8"',
             'Cython >= 3, <4; python_version >= "3.8"',
             'wheel>=0.31.0',
+            'packaging>=24.2',
             'pkgconfig>1.5.0']
 
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
@@ -53,8 +54,7 @@ directory   = "news"
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
 build = ["cp39-*", "cp310-*", "cp311-*", "cp312-*"]
 skip = "*-musllinux_*"
-manylinux-x86_64-image = "manylinux2014"
-manylinux-i686-image = "manylinux2014"
+manylinux-x86_64-image = "manylinux_2_28"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux.environment]
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/lib64/pkgconfig:/usr/lib64/pkgconfig"
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ PKG_CONFIG_PATH="install/lib/pkgconfig"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
 before-all = [
-  "yum install -y gdb curl pkgconfig ninja-build flex flex-devel zlib-devel openssl-devel",
+  "dnf install -y gdb curl pkgconfig ninja-build flex flex-devel zlib-devel zlib-static",
   "DIR_INSTALL=/usr/local bash bin/build-manylinux.sh"
 ]
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.macos]
 before-all = [
-  "brew install cmake ninja flex bison zlib google-benchmark",
+  "brew install cmake ninja flex bison zlib google-benchmark googletest",
   "bash bin/build-macos-universal.sh"
 ]
 before-test = [
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ before-test = [
 [[tool.cibuildwheel.overrides]]
 select = "*-musllinux*"
 before-all = [
-  "apk add --update gdb curl pkgconfig ninja flex flex-dev zlib-dev openssl-dev",
+  "apk add --update gdb curl pkgconfig ninja flex flex-dev zlib-dev",
   "DIR_INSTALL=/usr/local bash bin/build-manylinux.sh"
 ]