diff --git a/.github/workflows/llvmlite_linux-64_wheel_builder.yml b/.github/workflows/llvmlite_linux-64_wheel_builder.yml
index 39e77f31b..57e7d1374 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/llvmlite_linux-64_wheel_builder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/llvmlite_linux-64_wheel_builder.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ env:
   CONDA_CHANNEL_NUMBA: numba/label/llvm20-wheel
   VALIDATION_PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
   ARTIFACT_RETENTION_DAYS: 7
-  MANYLINUX_IMAGE: "manylinux2014_x86_64"
+  MANYLINUX_IMAGE: "manylinux_2_28_x86_64:2025.09.19-1"
 
 jobs:
   linux-64-build:
diff --git a/buildscripts/manylinux/build_llvmlite.sh b/buildscripts/manylinux/build_llvmlite.sh
index 96ff7e7a0..0d4eabe57 100755
--- a/buildscripts/manylinux/build_llvmlite.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/manylinux/build_llvmlite.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ python setup.py clean
 # Configure build via env vars
 export LLVMLITE_PACKAGE_FORMAT="wheel"
 
+# Set C++ ABI based on architecture
+# x86_64 llvmdev used manylinux2014 image, which uses old ABI, 
+# aarch64 uses manylinux_2_28 image, which uses new ABI
+# llvmlite now uses manylinux_2_28 image for both architectures, which uses new ABI
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+    # set old ABI for x86_64
+    export CXXFLAGS="-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0 ${CXXFLAGS}"
+fi
+
 # Build wheel
 distdir=$outputdir/dist_$(uname -m)_$pyver
 rm -rf $distdir