diff --git a/.github/qt_helper.py b/.github/qt_helper.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 309b3974..00000000
--- a/.github/qt_helper.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-import defusedxml.ElementTree
-import hashlib
-import mmap
-import pathlib
-import subprocess
-import sys
-import urllib.parse
-import urllib.request
-import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
-
-MAX_TRIES = 32
-
-def fetch_links_to_archives(os, target, major, minor, patch, toolchain):
-  MAX_XML_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 * 1024
-  MIRROR = 'download.qt.io'
-  base_url = f'https://{MIRROR}/online/qtsdkrepository/{os}/{target}/qt{major}_{major}{minor}{patch}'
-  url = f'{base_url}/Updates.xml'
-  for _ in range(MAX_TRIES):
-    try:
-      resp = urllib.request.urlopen(url).read(MAX_XML_SIZE)
-      update_xml = defusedxml.ElementTree.fromstring(resp)
-      break
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-      raise
-    except BaseException as e:
-      print('error', e, flush=True)
-  else:
-    return
-  for pkg in update_xml.findall('./PackageUpdate'):
-    name = pkg.find('.//Name')
-    if name == None:
-      continue
-    if name.text != f'qt.qt{major}.{major}{minor}{patch}.{toolchain}':
-      continue
-    version = pkg.find('.//Version')
-    if version == None:
-      continue
-    archives = pkg.find('.//DownloadableArchives')
-    if archives == None or archives.text == None:
-      continue
-    for archive in archives.text.split(', '):
-      url = f'{base_url}/{name.text}/{version.text}{archive}'
-      file_name = pathlib.Path(urllib.parse.urlparse(url).path).name
-      yield {'name': file_name, 'url': url}
-
-def download(links):
-  metalink = ET.Element('metalink', xmlns = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:metalink")
-  for link in links:
-    file = ET.SubElement(metalink, 'file', name = link['name'])
-    ET.SubElement(file, 'url').text = link['url']
-  data = ET.tostring(metalink, encoding='UTF-8', xml_declaration=True)
-  for _ in range(MAX_TRIES):
-    with subprocess.Popen([
-      'aria2c',
-      '--connect-timeout=8',
-      '--console-log-level=warn',
-      '--continue',
-      '--follow-metalink=mem',
-      '--max-concurrent-downloads=100',
-      '--max-connection-per-server=16',
-      '--max-file-not-found=100',
-      '--max-tries=100',
-      '--min-split-size=1MB',
-      '--retry-wait=1',
-      '--split=100',
-      '--summary-interval=0',
-      '--timeout=8',
-      '--user-agent=',
-      '--metalink-file=-',
-    ], stdin=subprocess.PIPE) as aria:
-      aria.communicate(data)
-      if aria.wait() == 0:
-        return True
-  return False
-
-def calc_hash_sum(files):
-  obj = hashlib.new('sha256')
-  for path in files:
-    with open(path, 'rb') as f:
-      with mmap.mmap(f.fileno(), 0, mmap.MAP_SHARED, mmap.PROT_READ) as m:
-        file_hash = hashlib.new('sha256', m).digest()
-        obj.update(file_hash)
-  return obj.digest().hex()
-
-def extract_archives(files, out='.', targets=[]):
-  for path in files:
-    if subprocess.Popen(['7z', 'x', '-bd', '-y', '-aoa', f'-o{out}', path] + targets,
-      stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-    ).wait() != 0:
-      return False
-  return True
-
-def main():
-  os, target, version, toolchain, expect = sys.argv[1:]
-  major, minor, patch = version.split('.')
-  links = [*fetch_links_to_archives(os, target, major, minor, patch, toolchain)]
-  print(*[l['url'].encode() for l in links], sep='\n', flush=True)
-  assert download(links)
-  result = calc_hash_sum([l['name'] for l in links])
-  print('result', result, 'expect', expect, flush=True)
-  assert result == expect
-  assert extract_archives([l['name'] for l in links], '.', ['{}.{}.{}'.format(major, minor, patch)])
-  [pathlib.Path(l['name']).unlink() for l in links]
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-  main()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index deb82b41..90fe0c66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 env:
   FREE_DISKSPACE: |
     sudo rm -rf /usr/local/.ghcup /usr/share/dotnet /usr/share/swift /usr/share/miniconda
+  QT_TAG: v5.15.17-lts-lgpl
+  QT_PREFIX: ${{ github.workspace }}/qt-install
 
 jobs:
   build-macos:
@@ -66,25 +68,35 @@ jobs:
       run: build/release/bin/monero-wallet-gui --test-qml
 
   macos-bundle:
-    runs-on: macos-13
+    runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
         submodules: recursive
     - name: install dependencies
-      run: HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install boost hidapi openssl zmq libpgm miniupnpc expat libunwind-headers protobuf pkg-config pyenv p7zip aria2
-    - name: install dependencies
+      run: HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install boost hidapi openssl zmq libpgm miniupnpc expat libunwind-headers protobuf pkg-config
+    - name: clone qt repo
+      run: git clone -b "${QT_TAG}" --recursive --depth 1 --shallow-submodules https://github.com/qt/qt5
+    - name: build qt from source
       run: |
-        pyenv install 3.12.0
-        pip install defusedxml
-    - name: download qt
-      run: python monero-gui/.github/qt_helper.py mac_x64 desktop 5.15.2 clang_64 c384008156fe63cc183bade0316828c598ff3e5074397c0c9ccc588d6cdc5aca
-      working-directory: ../
-    - name: build
+        cd qt5
+        mkdir build && cd build
+        ../configure -prefix "${QT_PREFIX}" -opensource -confirm-license -release -nomake examples -nomake tests -no-rpath -skip qtwebengine -skip qt3d -skip qtandroidextras -skip qtcanvas3d -skip qtcharts -skip qtconnectivity -skip qtdatavis3d -skip qtdoc -skip qtgamepad -skip qtlocation -skip qtnetworkauth -skip qtpurchasing -skip qtscript -skip qtscxml -skip qtsensors -skip qtserialbus -skip qtserialport -skip qtspeech -skip qttools -skip qtvirtualkeyboard -skip qtwayland -skip qtwebchannel -skip qtwebsockets -skip qtwebview -skip qtwinextras -skip qtx11extras -skip gamepad -skip serialbus -skip location -skip webengine
+        make -j"$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)"
+        make install
+        cd ../qttools/src/linguist/lrelease
+        ../../../../build/qtbase/bin/qmake
+        make -j"$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)"
+        make install
+        cd ../../../../qttools/src/macdeployqt/macdeployqt/
+        ../../../../build/qtbase/bin/qmake
+        make -j"$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)"
+        make install
+    - name: build monero-gui
       run: |
         mkdir build && cd build
-        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D ARCH=default -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/Users/runner/work/monero-gui/5.15.2/clang_64 ..
-        make
+        cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D ARCH=default -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${QT_PREFIX}" ..
+        make -j"$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)"
     - name: deploy
       run: make deploy
       working-directory: build