diff --git a/.ado/templates/fluentui-apple-publish-nuget-job.yml b/.ado/templates/fluentui-apple-publish-nuget-job.yml
index f92285b45..4b2fe9d70 100644
--- a/.ado/templates/fluentui-apple-publish-nuget-job.yml
+++ b/.ado/templates/fluentui-apple-publish-nuget-job.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       xcode_actions: 'build'
       xcode_scheme: 'FluentUI-macOS'
       xcode_configuration: 'Debug'
-      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig'
+      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_macos.xcconfig'
   
   # macOS Framework Release
   - template: apple-xcode-build.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       xcode_actions: 'build'
       xcode_scheme: 'FluentUI-macOS'
       xcode_configuration: 'Release'
-      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig'
+      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_macos.xcconfig'
 
   # iphonesimulator Library Debug
   - template: apple-xcode-build.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       xcode_actions: 'build'
       xcode_scheme: 'FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib'
       xcode_configuration: 'Debug'
-      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig'
+      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_ios.xcconfig'
   
   # iphonesimulator Library Release
   - template: apple-xcode-build.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       xcode_actions: 'build'
       xcode_scheme: 'FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib'
       xcode_configuration: 'Release'
-      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig'
+      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_ios.xcconfig'
 
   # iphoneos Library Debug
   - template: apple-xcode-build.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       xcode_actions: 'build'
       xcode_scheme: 'FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib'
       xcode_configuration: 'Debug'
-      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig'
+      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_ios.xcconfig'
   
   # iphoneos Library Release
   - template: apple-xcode-build.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       xcode_actions: 'build'
       xcode_scheme: 'FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib'
       xcode_configuration: 'Release'
-      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig'
+      xcode_extraArgs: '-xcconfig $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_ios.xcconfig'
       
   # Zip our build output. It's important to zip here to preserve symlinks
   - bash: 'scripts/prepare_for_nuget_pack.sh'
diff --git a/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig b/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig
index 1a7440610..c81e5875d 100644
--- a/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig
+++ b/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,3 @@ ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=NO
 
 // Build for distribution so that this is consumable from other versions of Xcode
 BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION=YES
-
-// Explicitly build arm64e for iOS device builds in case our clients need it
-ARCHS = $(ARCHS_STANDARD) arm64e
diff --git a/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_ios.xcconfig b/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_ios.xcconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39d564b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_ios.xcconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#include "publish_overrides.xcconfig"
+
+// Explicitly build arm64e for iOS device builds in case our clients need it
+ARCHS = $(ARCHS_STANDARD) arm64e
diff --git a/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_macos.xcconfig b/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_macos.xcconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d690f6715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_macos.xcconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "publish_overrides.xcconfig"
+
+// opt into arm64 on macOS
+// note: the arm64 arch is safely ignored on versions of Xcode where macOS doesn't support arm64
+ARCHS = $(ARCHS_STANDARD) arm64
diff --git a/scripts/nuget_publish.sh b/scripts/nuget_publish.sh
index ca74124c8..b6d7cfd00 100755
--- a/scripts/nuget_publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/nuget_publish.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ EXIT_CODE=0
 XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION='scripts/xcodebuild_wrapper.sh'
 
 # Extra arguments for xcode build to mimic nuget publishing environment  
-XCODEBUILD_EXTRA_ARGS='-xcconfig .ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides.xcconfig -derivedDataPath DerivedData'
+DERIVED_DATA_EXTRA_ARG='-derivedDataPath DerivedData'
+IOS_XCCONFIG_EXTRA_ARG='-xcconfig .ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_ios.xcconfig'
+MACOS_XCCONFIG_EXTRA_ARG='-xcconfig .ado/xcconfig/publish_overrides_macos.xcconfig'
 
 function handle_exit_code()
 {
@@ -26,27 +28,27 @@ function handle_exit_code()
 }
 
 echo "Building and Testing macOS Debug"
-$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION macos_build FluentUI-macOS Debug build $XCODEBUILD_EXTRA_ARGS
+$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION macos_build FluentUI-macOS Debug build $DERIVED_DATA_EXTRA_ARG $MACOS_XCCONFIG_EXTRA_ARG
 handle_exit_code
 
 echo "Building and Testing macOS Release"
-$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION macos_build FluentUI-macOS Release build $XCODEBUILD_EXTRA_ARGS
+$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION macos_build FluentUI-macOS Release build $DERIVED_DATA_EXTRA_ARG $MACOS_XCCONFIG_EXTRA_ARG
 handle_exit_code
 
 echo "Building iOS Static Lib Debug Simulator"
-$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION ios_simulator_build FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib Debug build $XCODEBUILD_EXTRA_ARGS
+$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION ios_simulator_build FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib Debug build $DERIVED_DATA_EXTRA_ARG $IOS_XCCONFIG_EXTRA_ARG
 handle_exit_code
 
 echo "Building iOS Static Lib Release Simulator"
-$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION ios_simulator_build FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib Release build $XCODEBUILD_EXTRA_ARGS
+$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION ios_simulator_build FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib Release build $DERIVED_DATA_EXTRA_ARG $IOS_XCCONFIG_EXTRA_ARG
 handle_exit_code
 
 echo "Building Static Lib iOS Debug Device"
-$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION ios_device_build FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib Debug build $XCODEBUILD_EXTRA_ARGS
+$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION ios_device_build FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib Debug build $DERIVED_DATA_EXTRA_ARG $IOS_XCCONFIG_EXTRA_ARG
 handle_exit_code
 
 echo "Building iOS Release Static Lib Device"
-$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION ios_device_build FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib Release build $XCODEBUILD_EXTRA_ARGS
+$XCODEBUILD_WRAPPER_LOCATION ios_device_build FluentUI-iOS-StaticLib Release build $DERIVED_DATA_EXTRA_ARG $IOS_XCCONFIG_EXTRA_ARG
 handle_exit_code
 
 echo "Running scripts/prepare_for_nuget_pack.sh"