diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 524d3dc..e668bad 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
             if [ "$target" = x86_64-apple-darwin ]; then
               cargo +${RUST_TOOLCHAIN} run --locked --package bds-release -- \
                 macos-x64-runtime "target/$target/release"
-              ORT_LIB_PATH="$PWD/target/$target/release" \
+              ORT_LIB_LOCATION="$PWD/target/$target/release" \
                 ORT_PREFER_DYNAMIC_LINK=1 \
                 cargo +${RUST_TOOLCHAIN} zigbuild --release --locked --target "$build_target" \
                   --package bds-ui --package bds-cli --package bds-mcp
diff --git a/crates/bds-ui/tests/packaging_assets.rs b/crates/bds-ui/tests/packaging_assets.rs
index 22f6934..93bbcec 100644
--- a/crates/bds-ui/tests/packaging_assets.rs
+++ b/crates/bds-ui/tests/packaging_assets.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ fn tagged_releases_are_built_and_packaged_with_rust_tools() {
         "cargo-zigbuild",
         "macos-linker-alias",
         "macos-x64-runtime",
-        "ORT_LIB_PATH",
+        "ORT_LIB_LOCATION",
         "ORT_PREFER_DYNAMIC_LINK",
         "-Lnative=target/macos-linker",
         "-Wl,-rpath,@executable_path ",
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ fn tagged_releases_are_built_and_packaged_with_rust_tools() {
         !workflow.contains("-Wl,-U,"),
         "Zig's Darwin linker does not support ld64's symbol-specific -U option"
     );
+    assert!(
+        !workflow.contains("ORT_LIB_PATH"),
+        "ORT rc.11 expects its custom runtime in ORT_LIB_LOCATION"
+    );
     for forbidden in ["python", "curl ", "hdiutil", "makensis", "tar -"] {
         assert!(
             !workflow.contains(forbidden),