diff --git a/ci/run_single_test.sh b/ci/run_single_test.sh
index 0ebc86966e31..8f4a034d5097 100755
--- a/ci/run_single_test.sh
+++ b/ci/run_single_test.sh
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ case ${TEST_TYPE} in
             echo "Creating temporary virtualenv for import profile..."
             python3 -m venv .venv-profiler
             source .venv-profiler/bin/activate
+            export PYO3_USE_ABI3_FORWARD_COMPATIBILITY=1
             python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
             
             PACKAGE_NAME=$(basename $(pwd))