diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_v2_layer.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_v2_layer.yml
index e6767bbcfb6..1b5c668d79d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_v2_layer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_v2_layer.yml
@@ -115,11 +115,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           poetry export --format requirements.txt --output requirements.txt
           pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt
+
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@2b82ce82d56a2a04d2637cd93a637ae1b359c0a7 # v2.0.0
         with:
           platforms: arm64
         # NOTE: we need QEMU to build Layer against a different architecture (e.g., ARM)
+
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         id: builder
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4c0219f9ac95b02789c1075625400b2acbff50b1 # v2.9.1
@@ -127,11 +129,18 @@ jobs:
           install: true
           driver: docker
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
-      - name: install cdk and deps
+
+      - name: Install CDK
         working-directory: ./
         run: |
           npm ci
           npx cdk --version
+
+      # Baking time for PyPi eventual consistency; 60s seemed more than enough
+      # https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python/issues/2491
+      - name: Baking time (PyPi)
+        run: sleep 60
+
       - name: CDK build
         run: npx cdk synth --verbose --context version="${{ inputs.latest_published_version }}" -o cdk.out
       - name: zip output