diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index b463ff83d..e2a96bd06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
   merge_wheels:
     name: Merge all built wheels into one artifact
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build_wheels
+    needs: [build_sdist, build_wheels]
     steps:
       - name: Merge wheels
         uses: actions/upload-artifact/merge@v4
@@ -96,5 +96,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
+          name: dist
           path: dist
       - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1