diff --git a/.github/actions/overwrite-package-version/action.yml b/.github/actions/overwrite-package-version/action.yml
index 087e6401d1..55c39dd94f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/overwrite-package-version/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/overwrite-package-version/action.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 # under the License.
 
 name: 'Update Package Version'
-description: 'Updates pyproject.toml version with timestamp'
+description: 'Updates pyproject.toml version with a provided timestamp'
+inputs:
+  timestamp:
+    description: 'Timestamp to override to the package version'
+    required: true
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -33,8 +37,7 @@ runs:
       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="${CURRENT_VERSION}.dev${{ inputs.timestamp }}"
         NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION python -c "
         import toml
         import os
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_python_nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release_python_nightly.yml
index 5091d0e38d..41c6bf490c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_python_nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_python_nightly.yml
@@ -29,19 +29,32 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
+  set-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      timestamp: ${{ steps.set-ts.outputs.TIMESTAMP }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate version timestamp
+        id: set-ts
+        run: echo "TIMESTAMP=$(date +'%Y%m%d%H%M%S')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
   sdist:
+    needs: set-version
     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: ./.github/actions/overwrite-package-version  # Overwrite package version with timestamp
+        with:
+          timestamp: ${{ needs.set-version.outputs.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:
@@ -49,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           path: bindings/python/dist
 
   wheels:
+    needs: set-version
     if: github.repository == 'apache/iceberg-rust'  # Only run for apache repo
     runs-on: "${{ matrix.os }}"
     strategy:
@@ -61,14 +75,20 @@ jobs:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest, target: "armv7l" }
     steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        - uses: ./.github/actions/overwrite-package-version  # overwrite the pacakge version with current timestamp
+
+        - uses: ./.github/actions/overwrite-package-version  # Overwrite package version with timestamp
+          with:
+            timestamp: ${{ needs.set-version.outputs.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 }}
@@ -76,6 +96,7 @@ jobs:
             working-directory: "bindings/python"
             command: build
             args: --release -o dist
+
         - name: Upload wheels
           uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
           with: