diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index d7fb1e46a..a9f5db34e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Poetry
         run: |
-            python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-            pip install setuptools wheel twine
-            curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python-poetry/poetry/master/get-poetry.py | python -
-            source $HOME/.poetry/env
-            echo `poetry --version`
+            export POETRY_HOME=/opt/poetry
+            python3 -m venv $POETRY_HOME
+            $POETRY_HOME/bin/pip install poetry==1.2.0
+            $POETRY_HOME/bin/poetry --version
             echo "Poetry successfully installed"
 
       - name: Build and publish
@@ -43,6 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
 
         run: |
-          source $HOME/.poetry/env
-          poetry build
+          export POETRY_HOME=/opt/poetry
+          $POETRY_HOME/bin/poetry build
           twine upload --verbose --skip-existing dist/* -u $TWINE_USERNAME -p $TWINE_PASSWORD
diff --git a/ersilia/_static_version.py b/ersilia/_static_version.py
index 62631cb2e..0a9f344f7 100644
--- a/ersilia/_static_version.py
+++ b/ersilia/_static_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "0.1.27"
+version = "0.1.29"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index de907695f..33090b5a3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "ersilia"
-version = "0.1.27"
+version = "0.1.29"
 description = "A hub of AI/ML models for open source drug discovery and global health"
 license = "GPLv3"
 authors = ["Ersilia Open Source Initiative <hello@ersilia.io>"]