diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9795b5c..b67d9f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,46 +16,17 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
 
     steps:
-    - name: Install dependencies (macOS)
-      if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-      run: |
-        brew install cairo
-        brew install pkg-config
-        brew install libx11
-        brew install freetype
-        brew install fontconfig
-        ls /usr/X11/include/cairo
-    
-    - name: Check X11 paths (macOS)
+    # check out the repository
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: compile giza (Mac OS)
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
       run: |
-        ls -l /usr/X11/include/cairo
-        ls -l /usr/X11/lib
+           ./configure --prefix=/opt/homebrew
+           make install
 
-    - name: update package list
+    - name: compile giza (Linux)
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-      run: sudo apt-get update
-    
-    #- name: Install dependencies (Ubuntu)
-      #if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-      #run: |
-      #  sudo apt-get install -y libcairo2-dev
-      #  sudo apt-get install -y libx11-dev
-      #  sudo apt-get install -y pkgconf
-      #  sudo apt-get install -y libfreetype6-dev
-      #  sudo apt-get install -y libfontconfig1-dev
-
-    - name: install gfortran compiler
-      uses: fortran-lang/setup-fortran@v1
-      env:
-        DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
-      with:
-        compiler: gcc
-
-    # check out the repository
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: compile giza
       run: |
            ./configure
-           make
+           make install