diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cef799a..0e6f1f0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ yara = "0.20.0"
 yara-sys = { version = "0.20.0", features = ["yara-static"] }
 zip = "0.6.6"
 
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
+yara-sys = { version = "0.20.0", features = ["yara-static", "vendored"] }
+
 [profile.release]
 strip = true
 lto = true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8665a53..0509da3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ This section goes over how to set up a client instance locally and via Docker.
 export YARA_LIBRARY_PATH='/path/to/yara/libs'
 ```
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> When building on an arm-based distribution of macOS, be sure to specify
+> the following environment variables:
+> | Name              | Example Value                             |
+> |-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
+> | YARA_INCLUDE_DIR  | /opt/homebrew/Cellar/yara/4.3.2_1/include |
+> | YARA_LIBRARY_PATH | /opt/homebrew/Cellar/yara/4.3.2_1/lib     |
+> | YARA_OPENSSL_DIR  | /opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3.2             |
+
 #### 2. Build the binary with `cargo`
 
 ```sh