diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 754af98f..f4d10b7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.platform == 'win'
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
 
+      # macOS: Setup Python 3.12 for node-gyp (Python 3.14 removed distutils)
+      - name: Setup Python for node-gyp
+        if: matrix.platform == 'mac'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci