diff --git a/.github/actions/build-macos/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-macos/action.yml
index 9890838de..b1fe0876e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-macos/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-macos/action.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Whether to run tests'
     required: false
     default: 'true'
-  build-jit:
-    description: 'Whether to build with JIT'
-    required: false
-    default: 'true'
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -28,9 +24,8 @@ runs:
         DEBUG: 1
         DEV_RELEASE: 1
       run: |
-        uv pip install --upgrade pip cmake setuptools
-        uv pip install nanobind==2.4.0 \
-          numpy torch tensorflow unittest-xml-reporting
+        uv pip install --upgrade pip
+        uv pip install cmake setuptools nanobind==2.4.0
         uv pip install -e . -v
 
     - name: Generate package stubs
@@ -39,6 +34,12 @@ runs:
         uv pip install typing_extensions
         uv run --no-project setup.py generate_stubs
 
+    - name: Install tests dependencies
+      if: inputs.run-tests == 'true'
+      shell: sh
+      run: |
+        uv pip install numpy torch tensorflow unittest-xml-reporting
+
     - name: Run Python tests
       if: inputs.run-tests == 'true'
       shell: bash
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ runs:
         uv run --no-project test.py
     
     - name: Build CPP only
-      if: inputs.build-type == 'debug'
+      if: inputs.run-tests == 'true'
       shell: bash
       run: |
         mkdir -p build
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ runs:
         make -j $(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
     
     - name: Run CPP tests
-      if: ${{ inputs.build-type == 'debug' && inputs.run-tests == 'true' }}
+      if: inputs.run-tests == 'true'
       shell: bash
       env:
         DEVICE: gpu
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ runs:
       run: ./build/tests/tests
     
     - name: Build small binary with JIT
-      if: inputs.build-jit == 'true'
+      if: inputs.run-tests == 'true'
       shell: bash
       run: |
         mkdir -p build
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ runs:
         make -j $(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
     
     - name: Run Python tests with JIT
-      if: ${{ inputs.build-jit == 'true' && inputs.run-tests == 'true' }}
+      if: inputs.run-tests == 'true'
       shell: bash
       env:
         LOW_MEMORY: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 0446476b2..7afd5469f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'ml-explore/mlx'
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.14"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.13"]
     env:
       MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "15.0"
     runs-on: [self-hosted, macos]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e7bf3f3d3..29c3fce4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build-macos
         with:
           build-type: release
+          run-tests: false
       - name: Upload MLX artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with: