diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
index b4905d661e..af68a05470 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-cli-publish.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: repo
-    
+
     - name: Prepare Cross
       run: cargo install cross@0.2.5
 
@@ -102,13 +102,20 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install Rust toolchain
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      with:
+        targets: aarch64-apple-darwin
 
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: repo
 
     - name: Build
-      run: cargo build --verbose --release
+      run: |
+        cargo build --verbose --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin
+        cargo build --verbose --release --target x86_64-apple-darwin
+        mkdir -p target/release && cd target/release
+        mv ../aarch64-apple-darwin/release/zowe zowe.aarch64 && mv ../x86_64-apple-darwin/release/zowe zowe.x86_64
+        lipo -create -output zowe zowe.aarch64 zowe.x86_64
 
     - name: Create Archive
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-cli.yml
index c9cfad8aca..97edb5c689 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-cli.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ jobs:
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       with:
         components: clippy
-    
+
     - name: Prepare Cross
       run: cargo install cross@0.2.5
 
     # Need to build in container with old version of GLIBC to support RHEL 7
     # https://kobzol.github.io/rust/ci/2021/05/07/building-rust-binaries-in-ci-that-work-with-older-glibc.html
     - name: Build
-      working-directory: zowex 
+      working-directory: zowex
       run: cross build --verbose
 
     - name: Create Archive
@@ -63,9 +63,16 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install Rust toolchain
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      with:
+        targets: aarch64-apple-darwin
 
     - name: Build
-      run: cargo build --verbose --manifest-path=zowex/Cargo.toml
+      run: |
+        cargo build --verbose --target aarch64-apple-darwin --manifest-path=zowex/Cargo.toml
+        cargo build --verbose --target x86_64-apple-darwin --manifest-path=zowex/Cargo.toml
+        mkdir -p zowex/target/debug && cd zowex/target/debug
+        mv ../aarch64-apple-darwin/debug/zowe zowe.aarch64 && mv ../x86_64-apple-darwin/debug/zowe zowe.x86_64
+        lipo -create -output zowe zowe.aarch64 zowe.x86_64
 
     - name: Create Archive
       run: |
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Windows
     runs-on: windows-latest
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
-    
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index c6c3161944..4c13dac147 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe CLI package will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Recent Changes
 
+- Enhancement: Updated daemon on MacOS to use universal binary which adds support for Apple Silicon.
 - BugFix: Fixed an issue in the Daemon server which prevents users on Windows with uppercase letters in their username from using the Daemon
 
 ## `7.17.0`
+
 - Enhancement: Created zos-files edit commands to edit a dataset or uss file locally [PR #1672](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/pull/1672)
 
 ## `7.16.5`
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ All notable changes to the Zowe CLI package will be documented in this file.
 
 ## `7.16.4`
 
-BugFix: Fixed `secondary` option being specified as `1` on `BLANK` type datasets with the `zowe files create data-set` command [#1595](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/1595)
+- BugFix: Fixed `secondary` option being specified as `1` on `BLANK` type datasets with the `zowe files create data-set` command [#1595](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/1595)
 
 
 ## `7.16.3`
diff --git a/zowex/Cargo.lock b/zowex/Cargo.lock
index f1f7293b88..85da560d76 100644
--- a/zowex/Cargo.lock
+++ b/zowex/Cargo.lock
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ checksum = "09041cd90cf85f7f8b2df60c646f853b7f535ce68f85244eb6731cf89fa498ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zowe"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "fslock",
diff --git a/zowex/Cargo.toml b/zowex/Cargo.toml
index dc6ed630ca..04eda478ee 100644
--- a/zowex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zowex/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zowe"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.2.0"
 authors = ["Zowe Project"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "EPL-2.0"