diff --git a/ci/build-unix.yml b/ci/build-unix.yml
index 2209a72583b..e402cc75838 100644
--- a/ci/build-unix.yml
+++ b/ci/build-unix.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ steps:
       ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME: $(ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME)
       ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: $(ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD)
 
-  - template: publish-platform-independence-dar.yml
-    parameters:
-      platform: '${{parameters.name}}'
-      is_release: '${{parameters.is_release}}'
+  # Do not publish dar from m1
+  - ${{ if ne(parameters.name, 'm1') }}:
+    - template: publish-platform-independence-dar.yml
+      parameters:
+        platform: '${{parameters.name}}'
+        is_release: '${{parameters.is_release}}'
 
   - bash: |
       set -euo pipefail
@@ -102,6 +104,9 @@ steps:
     env:
       DAML_SDK_RELEASE_VERSION: ${{parameters.release_tag}}
     name: publish
+    condition: and(succeeded(),
+                   eq(${{parameters.is_release}}, 'true'),
+                   eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'main'))
   - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@0
     inputs:
       targetPath: $(Build.StagingDirectory)/release
diff --git a/ci/build.yml b/ci/build.yml
index 0640d7bedbc..2da10defcf0 100644
--- a/ci/build.yml
+++ b/ci/build.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: is_release
       value: $[ dependencies.check_for_release.outputs['out.is_release'] ]
     - template: job-variables.yml
-  timeoutInMinutes: 360
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
   pool:
     name: 'ubuntu_20_04'
     demands: assignment -equals default
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
       value: $[ and(eq(variables.is_release, 'true'),
                        eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'main')) ]
     - template: job-variables.yml
-  timeoutInMinutes: 360
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
   pool:
     name: 'windows-pool'
     demands: assignment -equals default
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
 - job: Linux_oracle
   dependsOn:
   - build_canton
-  timeoutInMinutes: 360
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
   pool:
     name: 'ubuntu_20_04'
     demands: assignment -equals default
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ jobs:
     - check_for_release
   condition: and(succeeded(),
                  not(eq(dependencies.check_for_release.outputs['out.is_release'], 'true')))
-  timeoutInMinutes: 360
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
   pool:
     name: ubuntu_20_04
     demands: assignment -equals default
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ jobs:
     - check_for_release
     - compatibility_ts_libs
     - build_canton
-  timeoutInMinutes: 360
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
   pool:
     name: ubuntu_20_04
     demands: assignment -equals default
diff --git a/ci/macOS.yml b/ci/macOS.yml
index 1e84b1d3741..976d863ee42 100644
--- a/ci/macOS.yml
+++ b/ci/macOS.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   dependsOn:
     - check_for_release
     - build_canton
-  timeoutInMinutes: 360
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
   pool:
     name: macOS-pool
     demands: assignment -equals ${{parameters.assignment}}
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ jobs:
       value: $[ dependencies.check_for_release.outputs['out.is_release'] ]
     - template: job-variables.yml
   steps:
-    - template: report-start.yml
+    # Do not record start/end times for m1
+    - ${{ if eq(parameters.name, 'macos') }}:
+      - template: report-start.yml
     - template: clear-shared-segments-macos.yml
     - checkout: self
     - bash: |
@@ -38,13 +40,19 @@ jobs:
       condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables.is_release, 'true'))
     - template: get-local-canton.yml
     - template: clean-up.yml
-    - template: build-unix.yml
-      parameters:
-        release_tag: $(release_tag)
-        name: ${{parameters.name}}
-        is_release: variables.is_release
-    - template: upload-bazel-metrics.yml
+    # Do not build m1 on releases
+    - ${{ if or(eq(parameters.name, 'macos'), eq(variables.is_release, 'false')) }}:
+      - template: build-unix.yml
+        parameters:
+          release_tag: $(release_tag)
+          name: ${{parameters.name}}
+          is_release: variables.is_release
+    # Do not upload metrics for m1
+    - ${{ if eq(parameters.name, 'macos') }}:
+      - template: upload-bazel-metrics.yml
     - template: tell-slack-failed.yml
       parameters:
         trigger_sha: '$(trigger_sha)'
-    - template: report-end.yml
+    # Do not record start/end times for m1
+    - ${{ if eq(parameters.name, 'macos') }}:
+      - template: report-end.yml