diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-non-pure-python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-non-pure-python-package.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build-wheel-release-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/_build-wheel-release-upload.yml
index 68a040f..71c7f31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build-wheel-release-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build-wheel-release-upload.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ on:
         default: 'PROJECT_NAME'
         required: false
         type: string
+      c_extension:
+        description: 'Whether the project has a C extension'
+        default: false
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
     secrets:
       PYPI_TOKEN:
         description: 'PyPI token'
@@ -20,12 +25,19 @@ jobs:
   tag-privilege-check:
     uses: bobleesj/release-scripts/.github/workflows/_release_tag_privilege_check.yml@v0
 
-  build-package:
+  build-pure-python-package:
+    needs: [tag-privilege-check]
+    if: inputs.c_extension == 'true'
+    uses: bobleesj/release-scripts/.github/workflows/_build-non-pure-python-package.yml@v0
+  
+  build-non-pure-python-package:
     needs: [tag-privilege-check]
+    if: inputs.c_extension == 'false'
     uses: bobleesj/release-scripts/.github/workflows/_build-pure-python-package.yml@v0
-
+  
   update-changelog:
-    needs: [build-package]
+    needs: [build-pure-python-package, build-non-pure-python-package]
+
     if: "!contains(github.ref, 'rc')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: