diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7cf8ad361d..6c28892ddd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ on:
       macos:
         default: true
         type: boolean
+      verify_macos:
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
       windows:
         default: true
         type: boolean
@@ -69,6 +72,10 @@ on:
         description: yt-dlp_macos, yt-dlp_macos.zip
         default: true
         type: boolean
+      verify_macos:
+        description: Verify the macOS build on arm64 (if UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION is set)
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
       windows:
         description: yt-dlp.exe, yt-dlp_win.zip, yt-dlp_x86.exe, yt-dlp_win_x86.zip, yt-dlp_arm64.exe, yt-dlp_win_arm64.zip
         default: true
@@ -304,7 +311,7 @@ jobs:
     if: inputs.macos
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    runs-on: macos-14
+    runs-on: macos-15-intel
     env:
       CHANNEL: ${{ inputs.channel }}
       ORIGIN: ${{ needs.process.outputs.origin }}
@@ -365,7 +372,7 @@ jobs:
           (cd ./dist/yt-dlp_macos && zip -r ../yt-dlp_macos.zip .)
           python3 -m bundle.pyinstaller --target-architecture universal2
 
-      - name: Verify --update-to
+      - name: Verify --update-to (intel)
         if: vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
         run: |
           chmod +x ./dist/yt-dlp_macos
@@ -385,12 +392,12 @@ jobs:
           compression-level: 0
 
   macos_verify:
-    name: Verify macos x86_64
+    name: Verify macos arm64
     needs: [macos]
-    if: inputs.macos && vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
+    if: inputs.verify_macos && vars.UPDATE_TO_VERIFICATION
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    runs-on: macos-15-intel
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     env:
       UPDATE_TO: yt-dlp/yt-dlp@2025.09.05
 
@@ -401,7 +408,7 @@ jobs:
           path: dist
           pattern: build-bin-macos
 
-      - name: Verify --update-to on x86_64 architecture
+      - name: Verify --update-to (arm64)
         run: |
           chmod +x ./dist/yt-dlp_macos
           cp ./dist/yt-dlp_macos ./dist/yt-dlp_macos_downgraded
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
index 24292f0b39..ec2f2f15c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-nightly.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       prerelease: true
       source: ${{ (github.repository != 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp' && vars.NIGHTLY_ARCHIVE_REPO) || 'nightly' }}
       target: 'nightly'
+      verify_macos: ${{ github.event_name != 'schedule' }}
     secrets:
       ARCHIVE_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ARCHIVE_REPO_TOKEN }}
       GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7f8ebd759b..3eb13d9e88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: false
         type: boolean
+      verify_macos:
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
       prerelease:
         required: false
         default: true
@@ -58,6 +62,10 @@ on:
         description: Include linux_armv7l
         default: true
         type: boolean
+      verify_macos:
+        description: Verify the macOS build on arm64
+        default: true
+        type: boolean
       prerelease:
         description: Pre-release
         default: false
@@ -161,6 +169,7 @@ jobs:
       channel: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.channel }}
       origin: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.target_repo }}
       linux_armv7l: ${{ inputs.linux_armv7l }}
+      verify_macos: ${{ inputs.verify_macos }}
     secrets:
       GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}