diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
index fab0485c8a..cc926ef5c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-wheels.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,15 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macOS-latest]
     env:
-      # Skip 32-bit wheels builds.
+      # On macOS we build both x86 and arm to support Intel and Apple Silicon.
+      CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: x86_64 arm64 
+      # Skip 32-bit wheels builds on Windows.
       # Also skip the PyPy builds, since they fail the unittests
       CIBW_SKIP: "*-win32 *_i686 pp*"
+      # The CI platform is Intel based so we are doing cross compilation
+      # for arm64. It is not currently possible to test arm64 when cross
+      # compiling. 
+      CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*_arm64"
       CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: >
         echo "Installing OpenEXR..." &&
         cd openexr.build &&