diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4fe3d975..19e31c7a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ SHELL = /bin/bash
 BUILD = go build
 MKDIR = mkdir -p
 
-.PHONY: build build_linux build_win tag_checked_out mostlyclean
+.PHONY: build build_linux build_win build_mac_amd64 build_mac_arm64 tag_checked_out mostlyclean
 
 all:
-	@echo choose a target from: build build_linux build_win mostlyclean
+	@echo choose a target from: build build_linux build_win build_mac_amd64 build_mac_arm64 mostlyclean
 	@echo prepend \`make BUILDTAG=1\` to checkout the highest git tag before building
 	@echo or set BUILDTAG to a specific tag
 
 # Build all binaries
-build: build_linux build_win
+build: build_linux build_win build_mac_amd64 build_mac_arm64
 
 # if BUILDTAG == 1 set it to the highest git tag
 ifeq ($(strip $(BUILDTAG)),1)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ endif
 
 ifdef BUILDTAG
 # add the git tag checkout to the requirements of our build targets
-build_linux build_win: tag_checked_out
+build_linux build_win build_mac_amd64 build_mac_arm64: tag_checked_out
 endif
 
 tag_checked_out:
@@ -67,15 +67,19 @@ LDFLAGS = -ldflags "-X github.com/csaf-poc/csaf_distribution/v3/util.SemVersion=
 GOARCH = amd64
 build_linux: GOOS = linux
 build_win: GOOS = windows
+build_mac_amd64: GOOS = darwin
 
-build_linux build_win:
+build_mac_arm64: GOARCH = arm64
+build_mac_arm64: GOOS = darwin
+
+build_linux build_win build_mac_amd64 build_mac_arm64:
 	$(eval BINDIR = bin-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)/ )
 	$(MKDIR) $(BINDIR)
 	env GOARCH=$(GOARCH) GOOS=$(GOOS) $(BUILD) -o $(BINDIR) $(LDFLAGS) -v ./cmd/...
 
 
 DISTDIR := csaf_distribution-$(SEMVER)
-dist: build_linux build_win
+dist: build_linux build_win build_mac_amd64 build_mac_arm64
 	mkdir -p dist
 	mkdir -p dist/$(DISTDIR)-windows-amd64/bin-windows-amd64
 	cp README.md dist/$(DISTDIR)-windows-amd64
@@ -85,10 +89,19 @@ dist: build_linux build_win
 	mkdir -p dist/$(DISTDIR)-windows-amd64/docs
 	cp docs/csaf_uploader.md docs/csaf_validator.md docs/csaf_checker.md \
 	  docs/csaf_downloader.md dist/$(DISTDIR)-windows-amd64/docs
+	mkdir -p dist/$(DISTDIR)-macos/bin-darwin-amd64 \
+		     dist/$(DISTDIR)-macos/bin-darwin-arm64 \
+			 dist/$(DISTDIR)-macos/docs
+	for f in csaf_downloader csaf_checker csaf_validator csaf_uploader ; do \
+		cp bin-darwin-amd64/$$f dist/$(DISTDIR)-macos/bin-darwin-amd64 ; \
+		cp bin-darwin-arm64/$$f dist/$(DISTDIR)-macos/bin-darwin-arm64 ; \
+		cp docs/$${f}.md dist/$(DISTDIR)-macos/docs ; \
+	done
 	mkdir dist/$(DISTDIR)-gnulinux-amd64
 	cp -r README.md docs bin-linux-amd64 dist/$(DISTDIR)-gnulinux-amd64
 	cd dist/ ; zip -r $(DISTDIR)-windows-amd64.zip $(DISTDIR)-windows-amd64/
 	cd dist/ ; tar -cvmlzf $(DISTDIR)-gnulinux-amd64.tar.gz $(DISTDIR)-gnulinux-amd64/
+	cd dist/ ; tar -cvmlzf $(DISTDIR)-macos.tar.gz $(DISTDIR)-macos
 
 # Remove bin-*-* and dist directories
 mostlyclean:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 782c1127..f2690b91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ They are likely to run on similar systems when build from sources.
 The windows binary package only includes
 `csaf_downloader`, `csaf_validator`, `csaf_checker` and `csaf_uploader`.
 
+The MacOS binary archives come with the same set of client tools
+and are _community supported_. Which means:
+while they are expected to run fine,
+they are not at the same level of testing and maintenance
+as the Windows and GNU/Linux binaries.
+
 
 ### Prebuild binaries
 
@@ -55,12 +61,14 @@ Download the binaries from the most recent release assets on Github.
 - Clone the repository `git clone https://github.com/csaf-poc/csaf_distribution.git `
 
 - Build Go components Makefile supplies the following targets:
-	- Build For GNU/Linux System: `make build_linux`
-	- Build For Windows System (cross build): `make build_win`
-    - Build For both linux and windows: `make build`
-	- Build from a specific github tag by passing the intended tag to the `BUILDTAG` variable.
+	- Build for GNU/Linux system: `make build_linux`
+    - Build for Windows system (cross build): `make build_win`
+    - Build for macOS system on Intel Processor (AMD64) (cross build): `make build_mac_amd64`
+    - Build for macOS system on Apple Silicon (ARM64) (cross build): `make build_mac_arm64`
+    - Build For GNU/Linux, macOS and Windows: `make build`
+	- Build from a specific git tag by passing the intended tag to the `BUILDTAG` variable.
 	   E.g. `make BUILDTAG=v1.0.0 build` or `make BUILDTAG=1 build_linux`.
-     The special value `1` means checking out the highest github tag for the build.
+     The special value `1` means checking out the highest git tag for the build.
     - Remove the generated binaries und their directories: `make mostlyclean`
 
 Binaries will be placed in directories named like `bin-linux-amd64/` and `bin-windows-amd64/`.