diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheel-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheel-linux.yml
index 6120dbdda..ff403a8c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheel-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheel-linux.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: git clone --depth=1 --branch="${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}" https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY /proj
       - run: cd /proj && /buildscripts/prepare_deps.sh ./python_wrapper/buildconfig 3.11
       - run: cd /proj && /buildscripts/compile.sh ./python_wrapper/buildconfig
-      - run: cd /proj && /buildscripts/wheel-linux.sh ./python_wrapper/buildconfig 3.11
+      - run: cd /proj && PYTHONPATH=/buildscripts /buildscripts/wheel-linux.sh ./python_wrapper/buildconfig 3.11
       - run: cd /proj && /buildscripts/test-wheel.sh ./python_wrapper/buildconfig 3.11 /build/wheel/*whl
       - run: cd /proj && /buildscripts/upload-pypi.sh /build/wheel/*whl
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheel-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheel-macos.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edb42fe3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheel-macos.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# 1)
+# install bison, flex, uv, python setuptools/build
+# 2)
+# run compile.sh
+
+# (C) Copyright 2024- ECMWF.
+#
+# This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
+# which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+# In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities
+# granted to it by virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation
+# nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
+
+
+name: Build Python Wheel for MacOS
+
+on:
+  # Trigger the workflow manually
+  workflow_dispatch: ~
+
+  # Allow to be called from another workflow
+  workflow_call: ~
+
+  # TODO automation trigger
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build macos wheel
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        arch_type: [ARM64] # , X64] # TODO enable after all tested
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macOS, "${{ matrix.arch_type }}"]
+    steps:
+        # TODO convert this to be matrix-friendly. Note it's a bit tricky since
+        # we'd ideally not reexecute the compile step multiple times, but it
+        # (non-essentially) depends on a matrix-based step
+        # NOTE we dont use action checkout because it doesnt cleanup after itself correctly
+      - run: |
+          git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ecmwf/ecbuild ecbuild 
+          git clone --depth=1 --branch="wheelmaker" https://github.com/ecmwfci-utils wheelmaker 
+      - run: git clone --depth=1 --branch="${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}" https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY proj
+      - run: cd proj && $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci-utils/wheelmaker/buildscripts/prepare_deps.sh ./python_wrapper/buildconfig 3.11
+      - run: cd proj && PATH="$PATH:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ecbuild/bin/" $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci-utils/wheelmaker/buildscripts/compile.sh ./python_wrapper/buildconfig
+      - run: cd proj && PYTHONPATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci-utils/wheelmaker/buildscripts $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci-utils/wheelmaker/buildscripts/wheel-linux.sh ./python_wrapper/buildconfig 3.11
+      - run: cd proj && $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci-utils/wheelmaker/buildscripts/test-wheel.sh ./python_wrapper/buildconfig 3.11 /build/wheel/*whl
+      - run: cd proj && $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/ci-utils/wheelmaker/buildscripts/upload-pypi.sh /build/wheel/*whl
+        env:
+          TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
+          TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+        # NOTE temporary thing until all the mess gets cleared
+      - run: rm -rf ./* ./.git ./.github