diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eab4418a..5ce38e58 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ test-skip = "cp312-*"  # Qiskit Terra does not support Python 3.12 yet
 build-frontend = "build"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
+environment = { DEPLOY="ON" }
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.macos]
 environment = { MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = "10.15" }