diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 599cb43..b00d01d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ jobs:
             sudo chmod +x modflow6/bin/*
             sudo chmod +x modflow6/bin/downloaded/*
           fi
+
+      - name: Check linked libs (macOS)
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
+        run: find $ostag -perm +111 -type f | xargs -I{} sh -c "otool -L {}"
       
       - name: Upload programs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5953de0..12839dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           compiler: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["macos-14"]'), matrix.os) && 'gcc' || 'intel-classic' }}
           version: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["macos-14"]'), matrix.os) && 12 || 2021.7 }}
 
-      - name: Set LDFLAGS (macOS)
+      - name: Set LDFLAGS (ARM mac)
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
         run: |
           os_ver=$(sw_vers -productVersion | cut -d'.' -f1)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "LDFLAGS=$ldflags" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-      - name: Hide dylibs (macOS)
+      - name: Hide dylibs (ARM mac)
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
         run: |
           version="12"
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ jobs:
           mv $libpath/libgfortran.5.dylib $libpath/libgfortran.5.dylib.bak 
           mv $libpath/libquadmath.0.dylib $libpath/libquadmath.0.dylib.bak
 
-      - uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1
+      - name: Setup Xcode CLT (mac)
+        uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         with:
           xcode-version: "14.3.1"
@@ -75,13 +76,28 @@ jobs:
           pip install -r requirements.txt
           pip list
 
+      - name: Get OS tag
+        id: ostag
+        run: |
+          ostag=$(python -c "from modflow_devtools.ostags import get_ostag; print(get_ostag())")
+          echo "ostag=$ostag" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Build programs
-        run: python scripts/build_programs.py
+        run: |
+          ostag="${{ steps.ostag.outputs.ostag }}"
+          mkdir $ostag
+          python scripts/build_programs.py -p $ostag
 
-      - name: Build MF6 with optimization=1
+      - name: Build MF6 with -O1 (ARM mac)
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
         run: make-program mf6 --zip macarm.zip --fflags='-O1'
 
+      - name: Check linked libs (ARM mac)
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
+        run: |
+          ostag="${{ steps.ostag.outputs.ostag }}"
+          find $ostag -perm +111 -type f | xargs -I{} sh -c "otool -L {}"
+
       - name: Upload distribution archive
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with: