diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e7931894..94994203 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - macos-14
         otp:
-          - 25
           - 26
+        openssl:
+          - openssl3
+          - openssl
+          - sys
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
           brew install erlang@${{ matrix.otp }}
           echo "$(brew --prefix erlang@${{ matrix.otp }})/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - name: release build
+        env:
+          QUICER_TLS_VER: ${{ matrix.openssl }}
         run: |
           wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3
           sudo mv rebar3 /usr/local/bin/ && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/rebar3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 9bf4f176..180d583a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         otp:
-          - 25
           - 26
         openssl:
           - openssl3
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c082f3b0..9a976faf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if (DEFINED ENV{QUICER_TLS_VER})
     endif()
     set(QUIC_USE_SYSTEM_LIBCRYPTO "ON")
   else()
-    set(QUIC_TLS $ENV{QUICER_TLS_VER})
+    set(QUIC_TLS $ENV{QUICER_TLS_VER} CACHE STRING "QUIC_TLS")
   endif()
 
 endif()
@@ -173,8 +173,12 @@ endif()
 
 add_library(quicer_nif SHARED ${SOURCES})
 
-# for macOS Workaround to use opensslquic head files.
-target_include_directories(quicer_nif PUBLIC "c_build/_deps/opensslquic-build/openssl/include")
+if (OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR)
+  # for sys crypto
+  target_include_directories(quicer_nif PUBLIC ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+else()
+  target_include_directories(quicer_nif PUBLIC "c_build/_deps/opensslquic-build/${QUIC_TLS}/include")
+endif()
 
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES Linux)
   target_link_libraries(quicer_nif PRIVATE quicer_static "-Wl,--no-gc-sections -pthread") # no gc because of erlang nif symbols