diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f00be8c2..950fc53f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        platform: [macos-11, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2019]
+        platform: [macos-10.15, ubuntu-18.04, windows-2019]
     env:
       MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: 10.13
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
 
       - name: setup binaries (macos only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-11'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-10.15'
         run: |
           mkdir src-tauri/bins
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           # NEW_VERSION: install new holochain version and copy its binary to the tauri path
 
       - name: build the app (macOS and Linux only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-18.04' || matrix.platform == 'macos-11'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-18.04' || matrix.platform == 'macos-10.15'
         uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}