diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-build-linux.yml
index 703bc20093..416d17cbfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-build-linux.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   build:
     name: build pip wheel
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # cf. https://github.com/GUDHI/gudhi-deploy/blob/main/Dockerfile_for_pip
     container: gudhi/pip_for_gudhi:2024.06.02
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-linux.yml
index 2493536562..7631936517 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pip-packaging-linux.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: build pip wheel
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # cf. https://github.com/GUDHI/gudhi-deploy/blob/main/Dockerfile_for_pip
     container: gudhi/pip_for_gudhi:2024.06.02
     steps:
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       # numpy~=1.21.4 means any numpy=1.21.*, but also numpy>=1.21.4 (numpy~=1.21 do not work as it means any numpy==1.*)
       - name: Build wheel for Python 3.8
         run: |
+          rm -rf src/python/gudhi/*.cpp
           mkdir build_38
           cd build_38
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON38/bin/python ..
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           $PYTHON38/bin/python -m pytest -v src/python/test/test_rips_complex.py
       - name: Build wheel for Python 3.9
         run: |
+          rm -rf src/python/gudhi/*.cpp
           mkdir build_39
           cd build_39
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON39/bin/python ..
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           $PYTHON39/bin/python -m pytest -v src/python/test/test_rips_complex.py
       - name: Build wheel for Python 3.10
         run: |
+          rm -rf src/python/gudhi/*.cpp
           mkdir build_310
           cd build_310
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON310/bin/python ..
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           $PYTHON310/bin/python -m pytest -v src/python/test/test_rips_complex.py
       - name: Build wheel for Python 3.11
         run: |
+          rm -rf src/python/gudhi/*.cpp
           mkdir build_311
           cd build_311
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON311/bin/python ..
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ jobs:
           $PYTHON311/bin/python -m pytest -v src/python/test/test_rips_complex.py
       - name: Build wheel for Python 3.12
         run: |
+          rm -rf src/python/gudhi/*.cpp
           mkdir build_312
           cd build_312
           cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$PYTHON312/bin/python ..