diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 71a78e2..9d2cea2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -69,18 +69,6 @@ jobs:
       env:
         BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ env.BUILD_NUMBER }}
       run: |
-        # 2020-05-29: The iOS 13.4 SDK changed the implementation of FD_SET
-        # to use a weak linked symbol (__darwin_check_fd_set_overflow).
-        # This means any support package built against that SDK is incompatible
-        # with linking against an earlier SDK.
-        # However, you can't get the iOS 13.4 SDK on macOS Mojave (10.14),
-        # because the latest XCode supported on Mojave (11.3.1) only provided
-        # SDK 13.2.
-        # So: We force the use of XCode 11.3.1, which ships with the 13.2 SDK.
-        # For a list of SDKs available on Github Actions, see:
-        # https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/blob/master/images/macos/macos-10.15-Readme.md
-        sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode_11.3.1.app
-
         # 2020-06-24: The Homebrew copy of gettext leaks into the macOS build
         # if it is present. Uninstall gettext to make sure that doesn't happen.
         # 2021-01-02: Uninstall curl as well. We need curl to download the
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2ec505d..c181862 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ dist/Python-$(PYTHON_VER)-$1-support.$(BUILD_NUMBER).tar.gz: $$(BZIP2_FRAMEWORK-
 	# Build a "full" tarball with all content for test purposes
 	tar zcvf dist/Python-$(PYTHON_VER)-$1-support.test-$(BUILD_NUMBER).tar.gz -X patch/Python/test.exclude -C build/$1/Support `ls -A build/$1/Support`
 	# Build a distributable tarball
-	tar zcvf $$@ -X patch/Python/release.exclude -C build/$1/Support `ls -A build/$1/Support`
+	tar zcvf $$@ -X patch/Python/release.common.exclude -X patch/Python/release.$1.exclude -C build/$1/Support `ls -A build/$1/Support`
 
 # Build OpenSSL
 OpenSSL-$1: $$(OPENSSL_FRAMEWORK-$1)
diff --git a/patch/Python/release.exclude b/patch/Python/release.common.exclude
similarity index 88%
rename from patch/Python/release.exclude
rename to patch/Python/release.common.exclude
index 97aa1a8..0d8339c 100644
--- a/patch/Python/release.exclude
+++ b/patch/Python/release.common.exclude
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# This is a list of Python standard library path patterns
-# we exclude from the embedded device Python-Apple-support tarballs.
+# This is a list of support package path patterns that we exclude
+# from all Python-Apple-support tarballs.
 # It is used by `tar -X` during the Makefile build.
 #
 # Remove binaries; not needed for embedded builds
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ Python/Resources/lib/python*/lib-dynload/_xx*.so
 # Remove wsgiref web app module; it's unusual that mobile apps would
 # start a web app server with it.
 Python/Resources/lib/python*/wsgiref
-# Remove command-line curses toolkit.
-Python/Resources/lib/python*/curses
-Python/Resources/lib/python*/lib-dynload/_curses*.so
 # Remove config-* directory, which is used for compiling C extension modules.
 Python/Resources/lib/python*/config-*
 # Remove ensurepip. If user code needs pip, it can add it to
diff --git a/patch/Python/release.iOS.exclude b/patch/Python/release.iOS.exclude
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93cbae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/Python/release.iOS.exclude
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This is a list of support package path patterns that we exclude
+# from iOS Python-Apple-support tarballs.
+# It is used by `tar -X` during the Makefile build.
+#
+# Remove command-line curses toolkit.
+Python/Resources/lib/python*/curses
+Python/Resources/lib/python*/lib-dynload/_curses*.so
diff --git a/patch/Python/release.macOS.exclude b/patch/Python/release.macOS.exclude
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20009bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/Python/release.macOS.exclude
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This is a list of support package path patterns that we exclude
+# from macOS Python-Apple-support tarballs.
+# It is used by `tar -X` during the Makefile build.
+#
diff --git a/patch/Python/release.tvOS.exclude b/patch/Python/release.tvOS.exclude
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ec11f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/Python/release.tvOS.exclude
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This is a list of support package path patterns that we exclude
+# from tvOS Python-Apple-support tarballs.
+# It is used by `tar -X` during the Makefile build.
+#
+# Remove command-line curses toolkit.
+Python/Resources/lib/python*/curses
+Python/Resources/lib/python*/lib-dynload/_curses*.so
diff --git a/patch/Python/release.watchOS.exclude b/patch/Python/release.watchOS.exclude
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e0e512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/Python/release.watchOS.exclude
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This is a list of support package path patterns that we exclude
+# from watchOS Python-Apple-support tarballs.
+# It is used by `tar -X` during the Makefile build.
+#
+# Remove command-line curses toolkit.
+Python/Resources/lib/python*/curses
+Python/Resources/lib/python*/lib-dynload/_curses*.so