diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 38907881d2c..0a75a6bbce6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -504,6 +504,8 @@ jobs:
     name: MacOS
     runs-on: macos-11
     needs: [check_changelog, setup_release]
+    env:
+      BOOST_VERSION: 1.83.0
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -514,11 +516,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Dependencies MacOS
         run: |
           # install dependencies using homebrew
-          brew install boost cmake curl node opus pkg-config
+          brew install cmake curl node opus pkg-config
 
           # fix openssl header not found
           ln -sf /usr/local/opt/openssl/include/openssl /usr/local/include/openssl
 
+      - name: Install Boost
+        # installing boost from homebrew takes 30 minutes in a GitHub runner
+        run: |
+          export BOOST_ROOT=${HOME}/boost-${BOOST_VERSION}
+
+          # install boost
+          wget \
+            https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-${BOOST_VERSION}/boost-${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.gz \
+            --progress=bar:force:noscroll -q --show-progress
+          tar xf boost-${BOOST_VERSION}.tar.gz
+          cd boost-${BOOST_VERSION}
+          ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=${BOOST_ROOT} --with-libraries=locale,log,program_options,system,thread
+          ./b2 install link=shared runtime-link=shared variant=release
+
+          # put boost in cmake prefix path
+          echo "BOOST_ROOT=${BOOST_ROOT}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+
       - name: Build MacOS
         env:
           BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}