diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel-short-test.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel-short-test.yml
index 9e1cb273..ddb83e2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel-short-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel-short-test.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           config = ["${{ matrix.config }}"]
           generator = "Ninja Multi-Config"
           [cmake.options]
-          CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH = "$staging/pybind11;$staging/eigen-master"
+          CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH = "$staging/pybind11-2.13.6;$staging/eigen-master"
           USE_GLOBAL_PYBIND11 = "On"
           EOF
           python${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }} -m build -w . \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel-upload.yml
index 23af620e..ed7ec57c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel-upload.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
               -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="$staging/x-tools/$host/bin/$host-g++" \
               -D CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER="$staging/x-tools/$host/bin/$host-gfortran" \
               -D USE_GLOBAL_PYBIND11=On \
-              -D CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH="$staging/pybind11;$staging/eigen-master"
+              -D CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH="$staging/pybind11-2.13.6;$staging/eigen-master"
           $pbc_cli -B native-build build -- -t ${{ env.C_EXTENSIONS }}
           $pbc_cli -B native-build install --component python_stubs -- --prefix "$PWD/staging/QPALM/interfaces/python"
           tar cf stubs.tar -C "$PWD/staging" QPALM/interfaces/python
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
           config = ["Debug", "Release"]
           generator = "Ninja Multi-Config"
           [cmake.options]
-          CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH = "$staging/pybind11;$staging/eigen-master"
+          CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH = "$staging/pybind11-2.13.6;$staging/eigen-master"
           USE_GLOBAL_PYBIND11 = "On"
           EOF
           python${{ matrix.python-version }} -m build -w . \
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
           config = ["Debug"]
           generator = "Ninja Multi-Config"
           [cmake.options]
-          CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH = "$staging/pybind11;$staging/eigen-master"
+          CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH = "$staging/pybind11-2.13.6;$staging/eigen-master"
           USE_GLOBAL_PYBIND11 = "On"
           EOF
           python${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }} -m build . \
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 77331ac5..fd951e5b 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def requirements(self):
         if self.options.with_cxx:
             self.requires("eigen/3.4.0", transitive_headers=True)
         if self.options.with_python:
-            self.requires("pybind11/2.11.1")
+            self.requires("pybind11/2.13.6")
 
     def config_options(self):
         if self.settings.get_safe("os") == "Windows":
diff --git a/scripts/ci/local-cross-build-wheel.sh b/scripts/ci/local-cross-build-wheel.sh
index eda66228..7d328615 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/local-cross-build-wheel.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/local-cross-build-wheel.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cat > $cross_config <<- EOF
 config = ["Debug", "Release"]
 generator = "Ninja Multi-Config"
 [cmake.options]
-CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH = "$staging/pybind11;$staging/eigen"
+CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH = "$staging/pybind11-2.13.6;$staging/eigen"
 USE_GLOBAL_PYBIND11 = "On"
 EOF
 export CFLAGS="-static-libgcc"