diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 95473337..220b2e98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -170,15 +170,14 @@ jobs:
           cd .. && \
           rm -rf libffi-3.4.6
         CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_PASS_LINUX: CFLAGS  # ensure that the build container can see our overridden build config
-        CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || '' }}
-        CIBW_MANYLINUX_I686_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || '' }}
-        CIBW_MANYLINUX_AARCH64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || '' }}
-        CIBW_MANYLINUX_PPC64LE_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || '' }}
-        CIBW_MANYLINUX_S390X_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || '' }}
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || 'manylinux2014' }}
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_I686_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || 'manylinux2014' }}
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_AARCH64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || 'manylinux2014' }}
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_PPC64LE_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || 'manyinux2014' }}
+        CIBW_MANYLINUX_S390X_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.manylinux_img || 'manylinux2014' }}
         CIBW_MUSLLINUX_X86_64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.musllinux_img || 'musllinux_1_2' }}
         CIBW_MUSLLINUX_I686_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.musllinux_img || 'musllinux_1_2' }}
         CIBW_MUSLLINUX_AARCH64_IMAGE: ${{ matrix.musllinux_img || 'musllinux_1_2' }}
-        CIBW_ENABLE: cpython-prerelease cpython-freethreading
         CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest setuptools  # 3.12+ no longer includes distutils, just always ensure setuptools is present
         CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 python -m pytest ${{ matrix.test_args || '{project}' }}  # default to test all
       run: |