diff --git a/.github/workflows/releasebuild.yml b/.github/workflows/releasebuild.yml
index 6bfd7ef6..58d403ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releasebuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releasebuild.yml
@@ -109,28 +109,24 @@ jobs:
           path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
 
   build_wheels_macos:
-    name: Build wheel on macos-13/${{matrix.arch}}/${{matrix.python_tag}}
+    name: Build wheel on ${{ matrix.os }}/native/${{matrix.python_tag}}
     needs: [build_sdist]
-    runs-on: macos-13
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        arch: [x86_64, arm64, universal2]
+        os: [macos-13, macos-14]
         python_tag: ["cp38-*", "cp39-*", "cp310-*", "cp311-*", "cp312-*", "pp38-*", "pp39-*"]
         exclude:
           # PyPy not supported on MacOS Arm
-          - arch: arm64
+          - os: macos-14
             python_tag: "pp38-*"
-          - arch: arm64
-            python_tag: "pp39-*"
-          - arch: universal2
-            python_tag: "pp38-*"
-          - arch: universal2
+          - os: macos-14
             python_tag: "pp39-*"
     env:
       CIBW_BUILD: ${{matrix.python_tag}}
-      CIBW_ARCHS: ${{matrix.arch}}
-      CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "{*-macosx_{arm64,universal2},pp*-macosx_*}"
+      CIBW_ARCHS: native
+      CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "pp*-macosx_*"
       #CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest hypothesis pandas
       CIBW_TEST_REQUIRES: pytest hypothesis
       CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: pytest {package}/tests
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index e99bbe47..1cf303db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+[3.9.1] - 2024-05-19
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Fixed
+~~~~~
+* disable AVX2 on MacOS since it did lead to illegal instructions being generated
+
+
 [3.9.0] - 2024-05-02
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Changed
diff --git a/src/rapidfuzz/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rapidfuzz/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ed263e6..b015100b 100644
--- a/src/rapidfuzz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rapidfuzz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,19 +57,22 @@ target_link_libraries(fuzz_cpp PRIVATE rapidfuzz::rapidfuzz)
 install(TARGETS fuzz_cpp LIBRARY DESTINATION src/rapidfuzz)
 
 if(RAPIDFUZZ_ARCH_X64 OR RAPIDFUZZ_ARCH_X86)
-  create_cython_target(fuzz_cpp_avx2)
-  rf_add_library(fuzz_cpp_avx2 ${fuzz_cpp_avx2})
-  target_compile_features(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+  # on macOs this generates illegal instructions https://github.com/rapidfuzz/RapidFuzz/issues/383
+  if(NOT APPLE)
+    create_cython_target(fuzz_cpp_avx2)
+    rf_add_library(fuzz_cpp_avx2 ${fuzz_cpp_avx2})
+    target_compile_features(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
 
-  if(MSVC)
-    set_target_properties(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/arch:AVX2")
-  else()
-    set_target_properties(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-mavx2")
-  endif()
+    if(MSVC)
+      set_target_properties(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "/arch:AVX2")
+    else()
+      set_target_properties(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-mavx2")
+    endif()
 
-  target_include_directories(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PRIVATE ${RF_BASE_DIR}/rapidfuzz)
-  target_link_libraries(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PRIVATE rapidfuzz::rapidfuzz)
-  install(TARGETS fuzz_cpp_avx2 LIBRARY DESTINATION src/rapidfuzz)
+    target_include_directories(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PRIVATE ${RF_BASE_DIR}/rapidfuzz)
+    target_link_libraries(fuzz_cpp_avx2 PRIVATE rapidfuzz::rapidfuzz)
+    install(TARGETS fuzz_cpp_avx2 LIBRARY DESTINATION src/rapidfuzz)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(RAPIDFUZZ_ARCH_X86)
diff --git a/src/rapidfuzz/distance/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rapidfuzz/distance/CMakeLists.txt
index 7deacb48..f849161c 100644
--- a/src/rapidfuzz/distance/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rapidfuzz/distance/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,22 +51,25 @@ target_link_libraries(metrics_cpp PRIVATE rapidfuzz::rapidfuzz)
 install(TARGETS metrics_cpp LIBRARY DESTINATION src/rapidfuzz/distance)
 
 if(RAPIDFUZZ_ARCH_X64 OR RAPIDFUZZ_ARCH_X86)
-  create_cython_target(metrics_cpp_avx2)
-  rf_add_library(metrics_cpp_avx2 ${metrics_cpp_avx2})
-  target_compile_features(metrics_cpp_avx2 PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+  # on macOs this generates illegal instructions https://github.com/rapidfuzz/RapidFuzz/issues/383
+  if(NOT APPLE)
+    create_cython_target(metrics_cpp_avx2)
+    rf_add_library(metrics_cpp_avx2 ${metrics_cpp_avx2})
+    target_compile_features(metrics_cpp_avx2 PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
 
-  if(MSVC)
-    set_target_properties(metrics_cpp_avx2 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS
-                                                      "/arch:AVX2")
-  else()
-    set_target_properties(metrics_cpp_avx2 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-mavx2")
-  endif()
+    if(MSVC)
+      set_target_properties(metrics_cpp_avx2 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS
+                                                        "/arch:AVX2")
+    else()
+      set_target_properties(metrics_cpp_avx2 PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-mavx2")
+    endif()
 
-  target_include_directories(
-    metrics_cpp_avx2 PRIVATE ${RF_BASE_DIR}/rapidfuzz
-                             ${RF_BASE_DIR}/rapidfuzz/distance)
-  target_link_libraries(metrics_cpp_avx2 PRIVATE rapidfuzz::rapidfuzz)
-  install(TARGETS metrics_cpp_avx2 LIBRARY DESTINATION src/rapidfuzz/distance)
+    target_include_directories(
+      metrics_cpp_avx2 PRIVATE ${RF_BASE_DIR}/rapidfuzz
+                              ${RF_BASE_DIR}/rapidfuzz/distance)
+    target_link_libraries(metrics_cpp_avx2 PRIVATE rapidfuzz::rapidfuzz)
+    install(TARGETS metrics_cpp_avx2 LIBRARY DESTINATION src/rapidfuzz/distance)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(RAPIDFUZZ_ARCH_X86)