diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d5c8a78b8f..fc69e7e188 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: ['Linux', 'Windows']
         arch: ['x86_64', 'aarch64']
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
+        python-version: &pyver ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.13t', '3.14', '3.14t']
         # There is no cp310 binary for Windows on arm.
         exclude:
           - os: 'Windows'
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'ml-explore/mlx'
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
+        python-version: *pyver
     runs-on: 'macos-26'
     env: *build-env
     steps:
diff --git a/python/src/CMakeLists.txt b/python/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 447271500b..0798add410 100644
--- a/python/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ nanobind_add_module(
   core
   NB_STATIC
   STABLE_ABI
+  FREE_THREADED
   LTO
   NOMINSIZE
   NB_DOMAIN