diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 023250614..6e7237d15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -83,10 +83,16 @@ jobs:
           nuget-pat: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           mono: ${{ matrix.mono }}
 
-      - name: set lower case runner os
+      - name: Set PRESET environment variable to lower case runner OS
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          echo "PRESET=$(echo "${{ runner.os }}" | perl -ne "print lc")-ci" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          LC_RUNNER_OS=$(echo "${RUNNER_OS}" | perl -ne "print lc")
+          if [ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "macOS" ]; then
+            MACOS_ARCH=${{ (matrix.os == 'macos-14' || matrix.os == 'macos-latest') && 'arm64' || 'x64' }}
+            echo "PRESET=${LC_RUNNER_OS}-ci-${MACOS_ARCH}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          else
+            echo "PRESET=${LC_RUNNER_OS}-ci" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          fi
 
       - name: Ensure libtool is installed on macOS
         shell: bash
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index bc5a7c995..ac177a31b 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -228,7 +228,23 @@
             }
         },
         {
-            "name": "macos-ci",
+            "name": "macos-ci-arm64",
+            "description": "used by the ci pipeline",
+            "inherits": [
+                "use-ninja",
+                "release-with-debug-build",
+                "default-build-dir",
+                "ci-options"
+            ],
+            "cacheVariables": {
+                "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS": "-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage"
+            },
+            "environment": {
+                "PROJ_LIB": "${sourceDir}/build/vcpkg_installed/arm64-osx/share/proj"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "macos-ci-x64",
             "description": "used by the ci pipeline",
             "inherits": [
                 "use-ninja",
@@ -282,8 +298,12 @@
             "configurePreset": "linux-ci-release"
         },
         {
-            "name": "macos-ci",
-            "configurePreset": "macos-ci"
+            "name": "macos-ci-arm64",
+            "configurePreset": "macos-ci-arm64"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "macos-ci-x64",
+            "configurePreset": "macos-ci-x64"
         }
     ],
     "testPresets": [
@@ -313,8 +333,15 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "name": "macos-ci",
-            "configurePreset": "macos-ci",
+            "name": "macos-ci-arm64",
+            "configurePreset": "macos-ci-arm64",
+            "inherits": [
+                "test-default"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "macos-ci-x64",
+            "configurePreset": "macos-ci-x64",
             "inherits": [
                 "test-default"
             ]