diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-env/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-env/action.yml
index 8e4c2f11079..fcf0fded15b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-env/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-env/action.yml
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ runs:
           libxml2-utils > /dev/null 2>&1
         fi
 
+    - name: "Update bash for macOS (macOS Only)"
+      shell: bash
+      if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+      run: |
+        echo "STEP: Update bash for macOS (macOS Only)"
+        brew update
+        brew install bash@5
+        echo "/usr/local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
     - name: "Print storage usage (after setup)"
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd01481603e..052e4d56144 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ To build and test all packages of the Apache KIE Tools project, you're going to
 - Helm `3.13.3` _(To install, follow these instructions: https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/)_
 - Make
 - xmllint _(To install, follow these instructions: https://www.baeldung.com/linux/xmllint)_
+- bash `5.x` _(On Linux or Nix you should be fine. On macOS, follow these instructions to use zsh: https://support.apple.com/102360)_
 
 > **ℹ️ NOTE**
 >
diff --git a/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-jobs-service-common/added/launch/kogito-jobs-service-common.sh b/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-jobs-service-common/added/launch/kogito-jobs-service-common.sh
index 2e38d876f8e..b5c8c61315c 100644
--- a/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-jobs-service-common/added/launch/kogito-jobs-service-common.sh
+++ b/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-jobs-service-common/added/launch/kogito-jobs-service-common.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function configure() {
 }
 
 function configure_jobs_service_events() {
-    if [ "$(echo "${ENABLE_EVENTS}" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')" == "TRUE" ]; then
+    if [ "${ENABLE_EVENTS^^}" == "TRUE" ]; then
         KOGITO_JOBS_PROPS="${KOGITO_JOBS_PROPS} -Dquarkus.profile=events-support"
     fi
 }
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