diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildwheels.yml b/.github/workflows/buildwheels.yml
index 2d305e3..e0fe235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildwheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildwheels.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-12, macos-14]
+        # macos-13 is an intel runner, macos-14 is apple silicon
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-13, macos-14]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -24,7 +25,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           platforms: all
 
+      # https://cibuildwheel.pypa.io/en/stable/faq/#macos-library-dependencies-do-not-satisfy-target-macos
+      - name: Set MacOS compiler target dynamically from the runner
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: echo "MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$(sw_vers -productVersion | cut -d. -f1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Build wheels
+        env:
+          CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=${{ env.MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET }}
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.20.0
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 228da1b..4e73648 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Build and upload to PyPI
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  release:
+    types: [published] 
 
 jobs:
   build_wheels:
@@ -25,7 +27,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           platforms: all
 
+      # https://cibuildwheel.pypa.io/en/stable/faq/#macos-library-dependencies-do-not-satisfy-target-macos
+      - name: Set MacOS compiler target dynamically from the runner
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: echo "MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$(sw_vers -productVersion | cut -d. -f1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Build wheels
+        env:
+          CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=${{ env.MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET }}
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.20.0
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3