diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml
index 67bd4938486b..33d23419815f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml
@@ -129,6 +129,20 @@ jobs:
             artifact: osx-tiles-x64
             ext: dmg
             content: application/x-apple-diskimage
+          - name: osx-curses-arm
+            os: macos-14
+            mxe: none
+            tiles: 0
+            artifact: osx-curses-arm
+            ext: dmg
+            content: application/x-apple-diskimage
+          - name: osx-tiles-arm
+            os: macos-14
+            mxe: none
+            tiles: 1
+            artifact: osx-tiles-arm
+            ext: dmg
+            content: application/x-apple-diskimage
           - name: Android x64
             os: ubuntu-22.04
             mxe: none
@@ -224,6 +238,8 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
           HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=yes HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP=yes brew install sdl2 sdl2_image sdl2_ttf sdl2_mixer gettext ccache parallel
+          python3 -m venv ./venv
+          source ./venv/bin/activate
           pip3 install mac_alias==2.2.0 dmgbuild==1.6.1 biplist
 
       - name: Build CBN (linux)
@@ -249,6 +265,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build CBN (osx)
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
+          source ./venv/bin/activate
           make -j3 TILES=${{ matrix.tiles }} SOUND=${{ matrix.tiles }} LUA=1 RELEASE=1 LANGUAGES=all USE_HOME_DIR=1 OSX_MIN=11 PCH=0 dmgdist COMPILER=clang++
           mv CataclysmBN-${{ env.VERSION }}.dmg cbn-${{ matrix.artifact }}-${{ env.VERSION }}.dmg
       - name: Set up JDK 11 (android)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f1bb04d1cfc8..c571c5b77c48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -152,6 +152,20 @@ jobs:
             artifact: osx-tiles-x64
             ext: dmg
             content: application/x-apple-diskimage
+          - name: osx-curses-arm
+            os: macos-14
+            mxe: none
+            tiles: 0
+            artifact: osx-curses-arm
+            ext: dmg
+            content: application/x-apple-diskimage
+          - name: osx-tiles-arm
+            os: macos-14
+            mxe: none
+            tiles: 1
+            artifact: osx-tiles-arm
+            ext: dmg
+            content: application/x-apple-diskimage
           - name: Android x64
             os: ubuntu-22.04
             mxe: none
@@ -250,6 +264,8 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
           HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=yes HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP=yes brew install sdl2 sdl2_image sdl2_ttf sdl2_mixer gettext ccache parallel
+          python3 -m venv ./venv
+          source ./venv/bin/activate
           pip3 install mac_alias==2.2.0 dmgbuild==1.6.1 biplist
 
       - name: Build CBN (linux)
@@ -278,6 +294,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build CBN (osx)
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
+          source ./venv/bin/activate
           make -j3 TILES=${{ matrix.tiles }} SOUND=${{ matrix.tiles }} LUA=1 RELEASE=1 LANGUAGES=all USE_HOME_DIR=1 OSX_MIN=11 PCH=0 dmgdist COMPILER=clang++
           mv CataclysmBN-unstable.dmg cbn-${{ matrix.artifact }}-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.tag_name }}.dmg
 
diff --git a/tools/copy_mac_libs.py b/tools/copy_mac_libs.py
index e10871f3f4fc..3db7ff131d8d 100644
--- a/tools/copy_mac_libs.py
+++ b/tools/copy_mac_libs.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def copy_and_rewrite(file):
     if not os.path.isfile(file):
         # raise Exception("{} is not a file.".format(executable))
         return []
+    if os.path.exists(executable_dir + "/" + os.path.basename(file)):
+        return []
     otool_ret = subprocess.run(["otool", "-L", file], capture_output=True)
     if otool_ret.returncode != 0:
         raise Exception("An error occured in calling otool -L:\n {}"