diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_license.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_license.yml
index 4109ce58..cd64340b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_license.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_license.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: REUSE Compliance Check
-        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
+        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5
 
       - name: Check Markdown files for doxygen
         run: ${{ github.workspace }}/test/scripts/check_markdown_doxygen.sh ${{ github.workspace }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
index 00ba47da..2b3d2278 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
-    runs-on: macos-12
+    runs-on: macos-14
     timeout-minutes: 120
     if: github.repository_owner == 'seqan' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.label.name == 'lint'
     strategy: