diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml
index f622669..cff0fff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonbuild.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install pytest
           pytest
 
+
   build_wheels:
     needs: [test_python]
     name: Build wheel on ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -68,15 +69,82 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: |
           python -m pip install git+https://github.com/joerick/cibuildwheel.git@f6eaa9f
-
       - name: Build wheels
         run: |
           python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+
+
+  build_wheels_python27_windows_64:
+    needs: [test_python]
+    name: Build wheel for python2.7 on windows-latest 64 bit
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      CIBW_BUILD: cp27-win_amd64
+      DISTUTILS_USE_SDK: 1
+      MSSdk: 1
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          submodules: 'true'
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        name: Install Python
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.7'
+
+      - name: Install cibuildwheel
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install git+https://github.com/joerick/cibuildwheel.git@f6eaa9f
+
+      - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+      
+      - name: Build 64-bit wheel
+        run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
 
+
+  build_wheels_python27_windows_32:
+    needs: [test_python]
+    name: Build wheel for python2.7 on windows-latest 32 bit
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      CIBW_BUILD: cp27-win32 pp27-win32
+      DISTUTILS_USE_SDK: 1
+      MSSdk: 1
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          submodules: 'true'
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        name: Install Python
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.7'
+
+      - name: Install cibuildwheel
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install git+https://github.com/joerick/cibuildwheel.git@f6eaa9f
+
+      - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+        with:
+          arch: x86
+      
+      - name: Build 64-bit wheel
+        run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+
+
   build_sdist:
     needs: [test_python]
     name: Build source distribution
@@ -105,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy-wheels:
     if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
-    needs: [build_wheels, build_sdist]
+    needs: [build_wheels, build_wheels_python27_windows_64, build_wheels_python27_windows_32, build_sdist]
     name: deploy wheels to pypi
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index aa22d3c..e01e0dd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.12.3
+0.12.4
diff --git a/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py b/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
index a3aa8da..4f038e0 100644
--- a/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ rapid string matching library
 """
 __author__ = "Max Bachmann"
 __license__ = "MIT"
-__version__ = "0.12.3"
+__version__ = "0.12.4"
 
 from rapidfuzz import process, fuzz, levenshtein, utils