diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index f70de3fa..bea5bc28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.build == '' && 'cp313-*' || matrix.build }}
           CIBW_ARCHS: ${{ matrix.archs == '' && 'auto' || matrix.archs }}
+          SETUPTOOLS_SCM_IGNORE_VCS_ROOTS: "python/llvm-project"
 
       - name: Upload wheels to artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4