diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c4b70df3..c5f4620a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -131,10 +131,12 @@ jobs:
 
     needs: [sanity]
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    container: ${{ matrix.container }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
         container:
           - {os: 'almalinux', ver: '8'}
           - {os: 'almalinux', ver: '9'}
@@ -153,10 +155,6 @@ jobs:
           - {os: 'ubuntu', ver: 'lunar'}
           - {os: 'ubuntu', ver: 'jammy'}
           - {os: 'ubuntu', ver: 'focal'}
-          - {os: 'macos', ver: 'latest'}
-
-    container:
-      image: ${{ matrix.container.os }}:${{ matrix.container.ver }}
 
     steps:
       - name: checkout