diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi-build-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi-build-artifacts.yml
index 65de2a7828..7f749f75c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi-build-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi-build-artifacts.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ jobs:
           # Ignore tests for pypy since not all dependencies are compiled for it
           # and would require a local rust build chain
           CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "pp*"
+          # Skip free-threaded (PEP 703) builds until we evaluate decoder_fast support
+          CIBW_SKIP: "cp3*t-*"
 
       - name: Add source distribution
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/svn-build-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/svn-build-artifacts.yml
index 116c6538f4..34075b79b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/svn-build-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/svn-build-artifacts.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ jobs:
           # Ignore tests for pypy since not all dependencies are compiled for it
           # and would require a local rust build chain
           CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "pp*"
+          # Skip free-threaded (PEP 703) builds until we evaluate decoder_fast support
+          CIBW_SKIP: "cp3*t-*"
 
       - name: Add source distribution
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')