diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2da647e08de..f7a1d090835 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ jobs:
           repository: MODFLOW-USGS/modflow6-examples
           path: modflow6-examples
       
-      - name: Setup ${{ env.FC }} ${{ env.FC_V }}
+      - name: Setup ${{ env.FC }} ${{ contains(fromJSON('["macos-14"]'), matrix.os) && 12 || env.FC_V }}
         uses: fortran-lang/setup-fortran@v1
         with:
           compiler: gcc
-          version: ${{ env.FC_V }}
+          version: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["macos-14"]'), matrix.os) && 12 || env.FC_V }}
 
       - name: Setup pixi
         uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.8.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 02ccefbf435..cdf97846eba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ jobs:
             bash
             powershell
 
-      - name: Setup ${{ matrix.compiler }} ${{ matrix.version }}
+      - name: Setup ${{ matrix.compiler }} ${{ contains(fromJSON('["macos-14"]'), matrix.os) && 12 || matrix.version }}
         if: (!(runner.os == 'Windows' && matrix.parallel))
         id: setup-fortran
         uses: fortran-lang/setup-fortran@v1
         with:
           compiler: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
-          version: ${{ matrix.version }}
+          version: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["macos-14"]'), matrix.os) && 12 || matrix.version }}
       
       - name: Set version number
         id: set_version