diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
index be84bb13..ffbe6acd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-12 ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-rust
@@ -39,21 +39,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo hack --feature-powerset check --locked
 
- # check-windows:
- #    name: check-${{ matrix.os }}
- #    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
- #    strategy:
- #      matrix:
- #        os: [ windows-latest ]
- #    steps:
- #      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
- #      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
- #        with:
- #          shared-key: check-${{ matrix.os }}
- #      - name: cargo check
- #        run: |
- #          cargo check --all-targets
-
   clippy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -123,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-12 ]
         profile: [ release, debug ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -168,50 +153,12 @@ jobs:
           name: binaries
           path: install
 
-  # build-windows:
-  #   name: build-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.profile }}
-  #   runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-  #   strategy:
-  #     matrix:
-  #       os: [ windows-latest ]
-  #       profile: [ release, debug ]
-  #   steps:
-  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-  #     - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-  #       with:
-  #         shared-key: build-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.profile }}
-
-  #     - name: Update cargo flags
-  #       if: ${{ matrix.profile == 'release' }}
-  #       run: echo 'FLAGS=--release' >> $GITHUB_ENV
-  #       shell: bash
-  #     - name: Update cargo flags
-  #       if: ${{ matrix.profile == 'debug' }}
-  #       run: echo 'FLAGS=' >> $GITHUB_ENV
-  #       shell: bash
-
-  #     - name: build
-  #       shell: bash
-  #       run: |
-  #         cargo build --workspace --exclude momento-proxy --all-features --all-targets --locked ${{ env.FLAGS }}
-  #     - name: test
-  #       shell: bash
-  #       run: |
-  #         cargo test --workspace --exclude momento-proxy --all-features --tests --lib --bins --examples --locked ${{ env.FLAGS }}
-  #     - name: doctests
-  #       if: ${{ matrix.profile == 'debug' }}
-  #       shell: bash
-  #       run: |
-  #         cargo test --workspace --exclude momento-proxy --all-features --doc --locked -- --test-threads 16
-
   check-success:
     name: verify all tests pass
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - build
-      # - build-windows
       - check
-      # - check-windows
       - rustfmt
       - clippy
       - clippy-upload