diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
index d3ae2f708..97fa7f968 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos')
         run: |
           brew install llvm@14
-          echo "CC=gcc-14" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "CXX=g++-14" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "CC=gcc-12" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "CXX=g++-12" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: check if CC was set
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |