diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
index 9bdd337c0..4805d02d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_tests.yml
@@ -88,11 +88,12 @@ jobs:
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
 
   macos:
-     runs-on: macos-latest
+     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
      if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'no ci')"
      strategy:
        max-parallel: 4
        matrix:
+         os: [macos-latest, macos-13]
          python-version: ["3.11"]
 
      steps: