diff --git a/.github/workflows/dist.yml b/.github/workflows/dist.yml
index 793addca..3cc3cdfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dist.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         RPYBUILD_PARALLEL: "1"
         RPYBUILD_STRIP_LIBPYTHON: "1"
-        MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "11.7"
+        MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "12"
         SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
 
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/devtools/subproject.py b/devtools/subproject.py
index 526fecad..61ebdeac 100644
--- a/devtools/subproject.py
+++ b/devtools/subproject.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ def bdist_wheel(self, *, wheel_path: pathlib.Path, install: bool):
         "linux_x86_64": "manylinux_2_35_x86_64",
         # needed for compatibility with python compiled with older xcode
         "macosx_11_0_x86_64": "macosx_10_16_x86_64",
+        "macosx_12_0_x86_64": "macosx_10_16_x86_64",
     }
 
     def _fix_wheel_name(self, name: str) -> str: