diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 39c5a9e1a992d..fca1a856ba35b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ jobs:
       (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && ( ! endsWith(github.ref, 'dev0')))
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
-      IS_PUSH: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
       IS_SCHEDULE_DISPATCH: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
     outputs:
       sdist_file: ${{ steps.save-path.outputs.sdist_name }}
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ jobs:
             python: ["cp313t", "3.13"]
 
     env:
-      IS_PUSH: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
       IS_SCHEDULE_DISPATCH: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout pandas
@@ -204,18 +202,11 @@ jobs:
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
 
       - name: Upload wheels & sdist
-        if: ${{ success() && (env.IS_SCHEDULE_DISPATCH == 'true' || env.IS_PUSH == 'true') }}
-        shell: bash -el {0}
-        env:
-          PANDAS_NIGHTLY_UPLOAD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PANDAS_NIGHTLY_UPLOAD_TOKEN }}
-        # trigger an upload to
-        # https://anaconda.org/scientific-python-nightly-wheels/pandas
-        # for cron jobs or "Run workflow" (restricted to main branch).
-        # The tokens were originally generated at anaconda.org
-        run: |
-          source ci/upload_wheels.sh
-          set_upload_vars
-          upload_wheels
+        if: ${{ success() && env.IS_SCHEDULE_DISPATCH == 'true' }}
+        uses: scientific-python/upload-nightly-action@0.6.2
+        with:
+          artifacts_path: dist
+          anaconda_nightly_upload_token: ${{secrets.PANDAS_NIGHTLY_UPLOAD_TOKEN}}
 
   publish:
     if: >
diff --git a/ci/upload_wheels.sh b/ci/upload_wheels.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 92959e8716a80..0000000000000
--- a/ci/upload_wheels.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Modified from numpy's https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/main/tools/wheels/upload_wheels.sh
-
-set_upload_vars() {
-    echo "IS_SCHEDULE_DISPATCH is $IS_SCHEDULE_DISPATCH"
-    if [[ "$IS_SCHEDULE_DISPATCH" == "true" ]]; then
-        echo scheduled or dispatched event
-        export ANACONDA_ORG="scientific-python-nightly-wheels"
-        export TOKEN="$PANDAS_NIGHTLY_UPLOAD_TOKEN"
-        export ANACONDA_UPLOAD="true"
-    else
-        echo non-dispatch event
-        export ANACONDA_UPLOAD="false"
-    fi
-}
-upload_wheels() {
-    echo "${PWD}"
-    if [[ ${ANACONDA_UPLOAD} == true ]]; then
-        if [ -z "${TOKEN}" ]; then
-            echo no token set, not uploading
-        else
-            # sdists are located under dist folder when built through setup.py
-            if compgen -G "./dist/*.gz"; then
-                echo "Found sdist"
-                anaconda -q -t "${TOKEN}" upload --skip -u "${ANACONDA_ORG}" ./dist/*.gz
-                echo "Uploaded sdist"
-            fi
-            if compgen -G "./wheelhouse/*.whl"; then
-                echo "Found wheel"
-                anaconda -q -t "${TOKEN}" upload --skip -u "${ANACONDA_ORG}" ./wheelhouse/*.whl
-                echo "Uploaded wheel"
-            fi
-            echo "PyPI-style index: https://pypi.anaconda.org/$ANACONDA_ORG/simple"
-        fi
-    fi
-}