diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheel_tests_and_release.yml b/.github/workflows/wheel_tests_and_release.yml
index 1ef4808c..2491a17b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheel_tests_and_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheel_tests_and_release.yml
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-env:
-  CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 2
-  CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest
-  CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: pytest --pyargs pywt -m "not slow"
-  CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: PIP_PREFER_BINARY=1
-
 jobs:
   build_linux_x86_64_wheels:
     name: Build ${{ matrix.cibw_python }} ${{ matrix.cibw_arch }} ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a7965ff3..b9a3bcf3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ source = "https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt"
 documentation = "https://pywavelets.readthedocs.io/"
 
 
+[tool.cibuildwheel]
+build-verbosity = 2
+environment = {PIP_PREFER_BINARY = "1"}
+test-requires = ["pytest"]
+test-command = 'pytest --pyargs pywt -m "not slow"'
+
 [tool.cibuildwheel.windows]
 config-settings = {setup-args = ["--vsenv"]}
 before-build = "bash {project}/util/cibw_before_build_win.sh"