diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_python.yml b/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
index c56cca75..8fd23b47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_python.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
       platforms:
         required: true
         type: string
-        default: "linux-x86_64,linux-aarch64,linux-i386,linux-arm,linux-riscv64,macos,windows,freebsd12-x86_64,freebsd13-x86_64,freebsd14-x86_64"
+        default: "linux-x86_64,linux-aarch64,linux-i386,linux-arm,linux-riscv64,macos,windows,freebsd13-x86_64,freebsd14-x86_64"
       buildsystem_branch:
         required: false
         type: string
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ env:
   VERBOSE_CI: ${{ inputs.verbose }}
   PORTABLE_PYTHON_BUILDSYSTEM_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.buildsystem_branch || 'portable-python' }}
   image_map: '{"x86_64": "amd64/centos:7", "i386": "i386/centos:7", "aarch64": "arm64v8/centos:7", "arm": "arm32v7/debian:bullseye", "riscv64": "riscv64/debian:sid"}'
-  freebsd_release_map: '{"14": "14.0", "13": "13.2", "12": "12.4"}'
+  freebsd_release_map: '{"14": "14.0", "13": "13.2"}'
 
 jobs:
   build_linux:
@@ -297,9 +297,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        release: [12, 13, 14]
+        release: [13, 14]
         exclude:
-          - release: ${{ !contains(inputs.platforms, 'freebsd12-x86_64') && '12' || '' }}
           - release: ${{ !contains(inputs.platforms, 'freebsd13-x86_64') && '13' || '' }}
           - release: ${{ !contains(inputs.platforms, 'freebsd14-x86_64') && '14' || '' }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_python_on_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/build_python_on_branch.yml
index 17f3000d..82a9ceae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_python_on_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_python_on_branch.yml
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ jobs:
       run_tests: ${{ inputs.run_tests || false }}
       debug: ${{ inputs.debug || false }}
       verbose: ${{ inputs.verbose || false }}
-      platforms: "linux-x86_64,linux-aarch64,linux-i386,linux-arm,linux-riscv64,macos,windows,freebsd12-x86_64,freebsd13-x86_64,freebsd14-x86_64"
+      platforms: "linux-x86_64,linux-aarch64,linux-i386,linux-arm,linux-riscv64,macos,windows,freebsd13-x86_64,freebsd14-x86_64"
       buildsystem_branch: ${{ inputs.buildsystem_branch || 'portable-python' }}