diff --git a/.github/checkgroup.yml b/.github/checkgroup.yml
index 720cb47b4bb07..22b2dee5dd059 100644
--- a/.github/checkgroup.yml
+++ b/.github/checkgroup.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ subprojects:
       - "!*.md"
       - "!**/*.md"
     checks:
-      - "pl-cpu (macOS-11, lightning, 3.8, 2.0, oldest)"
-      - "pl-cpu (macOS-11, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
-      - "pl-cpu (macOS-11, lightning, 3.10, 2.1)"
-      - "pl-cpu (macOS-11, lightning, 3.10, 2.2)"
+      - "pl-cpu (macOS-13, lightning, 3.8, 2.0, oldest)"
+      - "pl-cpu (macOS-14, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
+      - "pl-cpu (macOS-14, lightning, 3.10, 2.1)"
+      - "pl-cpu (macOS-14, lightning, 3.10, 2.2)"
       - "pl-cpu (macOS-14, lightning, 3.10, 2.3)"
       - "pl-cpu (ubuntu-20.04, lightning, 3.8, 2.0, oldest)"
       - "pl-cpu (ubuntu-20.04, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ subprojects:
       - "pl-cpu (windows-2022, lightning, 3.10, 2.1)"
       - "pl-cpu (windows-2022, lightning, 3.10, 2.2)"
       - "pl-cpu (windows-2022, lightning, 3.10, 2.3)"
-      - "pl-cpu (macOS-11, pytorch, 3.8, 2.0)"
+      - "pl-cpu (macOS-14, pytorch, 3.8, 2.0)"
       - "pl-cpu (ubuntu-20.04, pytorch, 3.8, 2.0)"
       - "pl-cpu (windows-2022, pytorch, 3.8, 2.0)"
       - "pl-cpu (macOS-12, pytorch, 3.11, 2.0)"
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ subprojects:
       - "!*.md"
       - "!**/*.md"
     checks:
-      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-11, lightning, 3.8, 2.0, oldest)"
-      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-11, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
-      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-11, lightning, 3.11, 2.1)"
-      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-11, lightning, 3.11, 2.2)"
+      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-13, lightning, 3.8, 2.0, oldest)"
+      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-14, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
+      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-14, lightning, 3.11, 2.1)"
+      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-14, lightning, 3.11, 2.2)"
       - "fabric-cpu (macOS-14, lightning, 3.10, 2.3)"
       - "fabric-cpu (ubuntu-20.04, lightning, 3.8, 2.0, oldest)"
       - "fabric-cpu (ubuntu-20.04, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ subprojects:
       - "fabric-cpu (windows-2022, lightning, 3.11, 2.1)"
       - "fabric-cpu (windows-2022, lightning, 3.11, 2.2)"
       - "fabric-cpu (windows-2022, lightning, 3.11, 2.3)"
-      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-11, fabric, 3.8, 2.0)"
+      - "fabric-cpu (macOS-14, fabric, 3.8, 2.0)"
       - "fabric-cpu (ubuntu-20.04, fabric, 3.8, 2.0)"
       - "fabric-cpu (windows-2022, fabric, 3.8, 2.0)"
       - "fabric-cpu (macOS-12, fabric, 3.11, 2.0)"
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ subprojects:
       - "src/lightning/store/**"
       - "tests/tests_store/**"
     checks:
-      - "store-cpu (macOS-11, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
+      - "store-cpu (macOS-14, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
       - "store-cpu (ubuntu-20.04, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
       - "store-cpu (windows-2022, lightning, 3.10, 2.0)"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
index 082636a617227..009e03f38c7bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
+          - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           - { os: "ubuntu-20.04", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           # only run PyTorch latest
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
+          - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
           - { os: "ubuntu-20.04", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.2" }
+          - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.2" }
           - { os: "ubuntu-20.04", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.2" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.2" }
           - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.3" }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: "ubuntu-22.04", pkg-name: "fabric", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "fabric", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
           # "oldest" versions tests, only on minimum Python
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0", requires: "oldest" }
+          - { os: "macOS-13", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0", requires: "oldest" }
           - {
               os: "ubuntu-20.04",
               pkg-name: "lightning",
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
               requires: "oldest",
             }
           # "fabric" installs the standalone package
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "fabric", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
+          - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "fabric", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           - { os: "ubuntu-20.04", pkg-name: "fabric", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "fabric", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
     timeout-minutes: 25 # because of building grpcio on Mac
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
index b0b10ef4acea8..967369976ed23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
+          - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           - { os: "ubuntu-20.04", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           # only run PyTorch latest
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
+          - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
           - { os: "ubuntu-20.04", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.2" }
+          - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.2" }
           - { os: "ubuntu-20.04", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.2" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.2" }
           - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.10", pytorch-version: "2.3" }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: "ubuntu-22.04", pkg-name: "pytorch", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "pytorch", python-version: "3.11", pytorch-version: "2.1" }
           # "oldest" versions tests, only on minimum Python
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0", requires: "oldest" }
+          - { os: "macOS-13", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0", requires: "oldest" }
           - {
               os: "ubuntu-20.04",
               pkg-name: "lightning",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
               requires: "oldest",
             }
           # "pytorch" installs the standalone package
-          - { os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "pytorch", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
+          - { os: "macOS-14", pkg-name: "pytorch", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           - { os: "ubuntu-20.04", pkg-name: "pytorch", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
           - { os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "pytorch", python-version: "3.8", pytorch-version: "2.0" }
     timeout-minutes: 50