diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index db28d2f110..08ce1296cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-12, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]  # macos-12 is no longer on GitHub Actions, we use the Mac mini for this
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index c9af4024d0..db39b991bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           cd src
           python run_unit_tests.py -a
   macos:
-    runs-on: macos-12
+    runs-on: macos-14
     timeout-minutes: 2
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.9'
           cache: 'pip'
+      - shell: bash
+        run: |
+          brew install libsodium
+          sed -i".backup" 's|libtorrent==1.2.19|https://tribler.org/libtorrent-2.0.11-cp39-cp39-macosx_14_0_arm64.whl|' requirements.txt
       - run: python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
           cd src
           python run_unit_tests.py -a
-