diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c4d966308..9381b03ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ jobs:
   build-mac:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-13, macos-14]
+        include:
+          - os: macos-13
+            arch: x86_64
+          - os: macos-14
+            arch: aarch64
 
     name: '🍎 Build SPAdes for macOS'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -147,8 +151,10 @@ jobs:
           -B $BUILD_DIR
           -S $SRC_DIR
           -DSPADES_USE_NCBISDK=ON -DSPADES_ENABLE_PROJECTS=all
+          -DSPADES_STATIC_BUILD=ON
           -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$(brew --prefix llvm)/bin/clang
           -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$(brew --prefix llvm)/bin/clang++
+          -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-L$(brew --prefix llvm)/lib/c++
 
       - name: '🚧 Build'
         run: >
@@ -168,10 +174,14 @@ jobs:
     name: '🚬 E. coli 1k smoke checks'
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-13, macos-14]
+        include:
+          - os: macos-13
+            arch: x86_64
+          - os: macos-14
+            arch: aarch64
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-        
+
     needs: build-mac
 
     steps: