diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp_mac.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp_mac.yml
index d13ca2d82d..8f41f695c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp_mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp_mac.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: check automake for mpfr
-      run: automake --version
+    - name: check autoconf version
+      run: autoconf --version
     - name: update automake for mpfr
       run: |
         curl -O -L http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/automake/automake-1.16.5.tar.gz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp_mac_arm.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp_mac_arm.yml
index 788b8badc8..1f42e81776 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp_mac_arm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp_mac_arm.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: update automake for mpfr
+      run: |
+        curl -O -L http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/automake/automake-1.16.5.tar.gz
+        tar -xzf automake-1.16.5.tar.gz
+        cd automake-*
+        ./configure
+        make
+        sudo make install
+        automake --version
     - name: build deps & slicer
       run: ./BuildMacOS.sh -adsi
     - name: Upload artifact