diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index a2074ab5..198ae486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -151,8 +151,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test Python package
       run: |
         cd lakers-python
+        python3 -m venv .venv
+        source .venv/bin/activate
         pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -U pip maturin pytest
+        pip install -U maturin pytest
+        pip freeze
         maturin develop && pytest
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
index 7debd483..25ef6347 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on:
     push:
       branches: [main]
       tags: 'v*'
-    pull_request:
     workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: