diff --git a/.github/actions/overwrite-package-version/action.yml b/.github/actions/overwrite-package-version/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..087e6401d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/overwrite-package-version/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+name: 'Update Package Version'
+description: 'Updates pyproject.toml version with timestamp'
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.12'
+
+    - name: Install toml
+      run: pip install toml
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Get and update version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        CURRENT_VERSION=$(python -c "import toml; print(toml.load('bindings/python/pyproject.toml')['project']['version'])")
+        TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
+        NEW_VERSION="${CURRENT_VERSION}.dev${TIMESTAMP}"
+        NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION python -c "
+        import toml
+        import os
+        config = toml.load('bindings/python/pyproject.toml')
+        config['project']['version'] = os.environ['NEW_VERSION']
+        with open('bindings/python/pyproject.toml', 'w') as f:
+            toml.dump(config, f)
+        print(f'Updated version to: {config[\"project\"][\"version\"]}')
+        "
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_python.yml b/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
index 9fc6f2c97f..b5ee3a50a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
@@ -113,31 +113,3 @@ jobs:
       with:
         skip-existing: true
         packages-dir: bindings/python/dist
-
-  testpypi-publish:
-    name: Publish Python 🐍 distribution 📦 to TestPypi
-    needs: [ sdist, wheels ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Only publish to TestPyPi if the tag is a pre-release
-    if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && contains(github.ref, '-')}}
-
-    environment:
-      name: testpypi
-      url: https://test.pypi.org/p/pyiceberg_core
-
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Download all the dists
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        pattern: wheels-*
-        merge-multiple: true
-        path: bindings/python/dist
-    - name: Publish to TestPyPI
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
-      with:
-        repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
-        skip-existing: true
-        packages-dir: bindings/python/dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_python_nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release_python_nightly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5091d0e38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_python_nightly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+name: "Nightly PyPI Build"
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *"  # Runs at midnight UTC every day
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual triggering
+
+env:
+  rust_msrv: "1.77.1"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  sdist:
+    if: github.repository == 'apache/iceberg-rust'  # Only run for apache repo
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/overwrite-package-version  # overwrite the pacakge version with current timestamp
+
+      - uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
+        with:
+          working-directory: "bindings/python"
+          command: sdist
+          args: -o dist
+      - name: Upload sdist
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: wheels-sdist
+          path: bindings/python/dist
+
+  wheels:
+    if: github.repository == 'apache/iceberg-rust'  # Only run for apache repo
+    runs-on: "${{ matrix.os }}"
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - { os: windows-latest }
+          - { os: macos-latest, target: "universal2-apple-darwin" }
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest, target: "x86_64" }
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest, target: "aarch64", manylinux: "manylinux_2_28" }
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest, target: "armv7l" }
+    steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        - uses: ./.github/actions/overwrite-package-version  # overwrite the pacakge version with current timestamp
+        - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+          with:
+            python-version: 3.9
+        - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+          uses: ./.github/actions/setup-builder
+          with:
+            rust-version: ${{ env.rust_msrv }}
+        - uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
+          with:
+            target: ${{ matrix.target }}
+            manylinux: ${{ matrix.manylinux || 'auto' }}
+            working-directory: "bindings/python"
+            command: build
+            args: --release -o dist
+        - name: Upload wheels
+          uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+          with:
+            name: wheels-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.target }}
+            path: bindings/python/dist
+
+  testpypi-publish:
+    needs: [ sdist, wheels ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    environment:
+      name: testpypi
+      url: https://test.pypi.org/p/pyiceberg_core
+
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Download all the dists
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        pattern: wheels-*
+        merge-multiple: true
+        path: bindings/python/dist
+    - name: List downloaded artifacts
+      run: ls -R bindings/python/dist
+    - name: Publish to TestPyPI
+      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+      with:
+        repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+        skip-existing: true
+        packages-dir: bindings/python/dist