diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3b49ead96b..8263c55ac5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,26 @@ env:
   CMAKE_ARGS: "-DLLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_TOOLS=ON -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON"
 
 jobs:
-  macOS-arm64:
-    runs-on: macos-14
+  macOS-cpu:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - build: 'arm64'
+            arch: 'arm64'
+            os: macos-14
+            defines: "-DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON"
+          - build: 'arm64-kleidiai'
+            arch: 'arm64'
+            os: macos-14
+            defines: "-DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON -DGGML_CPU_KLEIDIAI=ON"
+          - build: 'x64'
+            arch: 'x64'
+            os: macos-15-intel
+            # Metal is disabled on x64 due to intermittent failures with Github runners not having a GPU:
+            # https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/actions/runs/8635935781/job/23674807267#step:5:2313
+            defines: "-DGGML_METAL=OFF -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13.3"
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Clone
@@ -49,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: ccache
         uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
         with:
-          key: macOS-latest-arm64
+          key: macOS-latest-${{ matrix.arch }}
           evict-old-files: 1d
 
       - name: Build
@@ -57,13 +75,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sysctl -a
           cmake -B build \
+            ${{ matrix.defines }} \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH='@loader_path' \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=ON \
             -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON \
-            -DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON \
-            -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON \
-            -DGGML_RPC=ON \
             ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
 
@@ -75,61 +91,13 @@ jobs:
         id: pack_artifacts
         run: |
           cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
-          tar -czvf llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-arm64.tar.gz -s ",./,llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/," -C ./build/bin .
+          tar -czvf llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz -s ",./,llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/," -C ./build/bin .
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
-          path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-arm64.tar.gz
-          name: llama-bin-macos-arm64.tar.gz
-
-  macOS-x64:
-    runs-on: macos-15-intel
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Clone
-        id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: ccache
-        uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
-        with:
-          key: macOS-latest-x64
-          evict-old-files: 1d
-
-      - name: Build
-        id: cmake_build
-        run: |
-          sysctl -a
-          # Metal is disabled due to intermittent failures with Github runners not having a GPU:
-          # https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/actions/runs/8635935781/job/23674807267#step:5:2313
-          cmake -B build \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH='@loader_path' \
-            -DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=ON \
-            -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
-            -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON \
-            -DGGML_METAL=OFF \
-            -DGGML_RPC=ON \
-            -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13.3
-          cmake --build build --config Release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
-
-      - name: Determine tag name
-        id: tag
-        uses: ./.github/actions/get-tag-name
-
-      - name: Pack artifacts
-        id: pack_artifacts
-        run: |
-          cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
-          tar -czvf llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-x64.tar.gz -s ",./,llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/," -C ./build/bin .
-
-      - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-        with:
-          path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-x64.tar.gz
-          name: llama-bin-macos-x64.tar.gz
+          path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
+          name: llama-bin-macos-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
 
   ubuntu-cpu:
     strategy:
@@ -1003,8 +971,7 @@ jobs:
       - ubuntu-cpu
       - ubuntu-vulkan
       - ubuntu-24-openvino
-      - macOS-arm64
-      - macOS-x64
+      - macOS-cpu
       - ios-xcode-build
       - openEuler-cann
 
@@ -1079,6 +1046,7 @@ jobs:
 
             **macOS/iOS:**
             - [macOS Apple Silicon (arm64)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-arm64.tar.gz)
+            - [macOS Apple Silicon (arm64, KleidiAI enabled)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-arm64-kleidiai.tar.gz)
             - [macOS Intel (x64)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-x64.tar.gz)
             - [iOS XCFramework](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-xcframework.zip)