diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_publish_jar.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_publish_jar.yml
index eb3b9969be..bbfc371e54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_publish_jar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_publish_jar.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ jobs:
     with:
       verSion: ${{ needs.pre_build.outputs.out1 }}     
   
+  Mac_ARM_Bld:
+    needs: pre_build
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci_macos_ARM.yml
+    with:
+      verSion: ${{ needs.pre_build.outputs.out1 }}  
+      
   Windows_Bld:
     needs: pre_build
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci_windows.yml
@@ -77,6 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         export JAVA_HOME="$(jrunscript -e 'java.lang.System.out.println(java.lang.System.getProperty("java.home"));')"
         export LIB_JAVA_VERSION=11.0.17
         export the_version=${{ steps.find_version.outputs.verSion }}
+        make DEBUG_LEVEL=0 -j 16 rocksdbjava
         cd java
         mkdir src/main/resources
         echo "aws s3 --profile nd7 cp --recursive s3://spdb-builder/jar_test/v$VERSION/ java/src/main/resources/"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_macos_ARM.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_macos_ARM.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00d93ea125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_macos_ARM.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# This workflow will build Speedb on a Mac OS server
+#
+# This workflow assumes the self hosted runner on a Mac machine is ready.
+# The Mac OS server must have all the tools and software required for Speedb building to be installed
+
+
+name: ARM - Build on Mac
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      verSion:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest # will be changed to a MAC when it will be available
+    steps:
+    - name: 'Checkout GitHub Action'
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: 'build'
+      run: |
+        echo "the built library java/target/libspeedbjni-osx-x86_64.jnilib needs to be uploaded to the folloing location"
+        echo "java/target/libspeedbjni-osx-arm64.jnilib s3://spdb-builder/jar_test/v${{ inputs.verSion }}/libspeedbjni-osx-arm64.jnilib"
+        
+        # export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/opt/openjdk@11
+        # export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openjdk@11/include"
+        # export CXXFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openjdk@11/include"
+        # ROCKSDB_DISABLE_JEMALLOC=1 PORTABLE=1 DEBUG_LEVEL=0 make -j 4 rocksdbjavastatic
+    
+    - name: 'upload artifacts'    #This step executed only when this workflow is called by another and a version is provided
+      if: inputs.verSion != ' '
+      run: echo "nothing to do here until the real environment is ready"
+      #run: aws s3 cp java/target/libspeedbjni-osx-x86_64.jnilib s3://spdb-builder/jar_test/v${{ inputs.verSion }}/libspeedbjni-osx-x86_64.jnilib