diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 992053f586d..b1dbb9b1eb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ jobs:
 
         CIBW_PLATFORM=${{ matrix.platform != '' && matrix.platform || 'auto' }}
 
-        CIBW_SKIP=pp* *${{
+        CIBW_SKIP=*${{
           matrix.musl == 'musllinux'
           && 'many'
           || 'musl'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eb659f9b20e..2ee336bc4bf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ include = [
 # cell.
 build-frontend = "build[uv]"
 test-command = ""
-# don't build PyPy wheels, install from source instead
-skip = "pp*"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.environment]
 PIP_BUILD_CONSTRAINT = "requirements/cython.txt"
diff --git a/requirements/constraints.txt b/requirements/constraints.txt
index c5f1c63bff4..739776a2333 100644
--- a/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ tomli==2.4.1
     #   slotscheck
     #   sphinx
     #   towncrier
-towncrier==25.8.0
+towncrier==26.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/doc.in
     #   sphinxcontrib-towncrier
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 3efdc734b96..74b18643a4d 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ tomli==2.4.1
     #   slotscheck
     #   sphinx
     #   towncrier
-towncrier==25.8.0
+towncrier==26.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/doc.in
     #   sphinxcontrib-towncrier
diff --git a/requirements/doc-spelling.txt b/requirements/doc-spelling.txt
index e642cb640ae..bf90208b8f0 100644
--- a/requirements/doc-spelling.txt
+++ b/requirements/doc-spelling.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ tomli==2.4.1
     # via
     #   sphinx
     #   towncrier
-towncrier==25.8.0
+towncrier==26.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/doc.in
     #   sphinxcontrib-towncrier
diff --git a/requirements/doc.txt b/requirements/doc.txt
index ff2660b230a..ccf2b4197ae 100644
--- a/requirements/doc.txt
+++ b/requirements/doc.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ tomli==2.4.1
     # via
     #   sphinx
     #   towncrier
-towncrier==25.8.0
+towncrier==26.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/doc.in
     #   sphinxcontrib-towncrier