diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_deploy.yml
index 571b844c4ba..34d4dde2587 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_deploy.yml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: |
-          python -m pip install cibuildwheel==1.5.5
+          python -m pip install cibuildwheel==1.6.4
 
       - name: Build wheels
         run: |
           python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
         env:
-          CIBW_SKIP: pp* cp27-win*
+          CIBW_SKIP: pp* cp27-win* cp39-win*
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/build-deploy-py39-wheels-6524f77277e3c788.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/build-deploy-py39-wheels-6524f77277e3c788.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac9c9a67f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/build-deploy-py39-wheels-6524f77277e3c788.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+prelude: >
+    Build and deploy Python 3.9 wheels for releases