diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index f8e47bdaaf..7269a7b124 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
           python-version: 3.12
 
+    - name: remove python 3.13
+      run:  brew uninstall python@3.13
+          
     - name: get dependencies
       run:  brew install cmake boost pcre gmp python@3.12 pkgconfig gtkmm3 adwaita-icon-theme && python3 -m pip install sympy gmpy2 numpy