diff --git a/tmpl/CMakePresets.json b/tmpl/CMakePresets.json
index 4868136..992892d 100644
--- a/tmpl/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/tmpl/CMakePresets.json
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@
                 "base"
             ],
             "cacheVariables": {
-                "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": "x64-osx-gcc-12",
-                "VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE": "${sourceDir}/tools/toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-12.cmake"
+                "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": "x64-macos-gcc-14",
+                "VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE": "${sourceDir}/tools/toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-14.cmake"
             },
             "vendor": {
                 "microsoft.com/VisualStudioSettings/CMake/1.0": {
diff --git a/tmpl/tools/toolchains/arm64-macos-clang-19-brew.cmake b/tmpl/tools/toolchains/arm64-macos-clang-19-brew.cmake
index 68587e6..cb4d817 100644
--- a/tmpl/tools/toolchains/arm64-macos-clang-19-brew.cmake
+++ b/tmpl/tools/toolchains/arm64-macos-clang-19-brew.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR arm64)
-
 execute_process(COMMAND brew --prefix llvm@19 OUTPUT_VARIABLE BREW_LLVM_PATH OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "${BREW_LLVM_PATH}/bin/clang")
diff --git a/tmpl/tools/toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-12.cmake b/tmpl/tools/toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-14.cmake
similarity index 59%
rename from tmpl/tools/toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-12.cmake
rename to tmpl/tools/toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-14.cmake
index 9a2f9dc..aede960 100644
--- a/tmpl/tools/toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-12.cmake
+++ b/tmpl/tools/toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-14.cmake
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR AMD64)
 
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER gcc-12)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER g++-12)
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER gcc-14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER g++-14)
 set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 14.2 CACHE STRING "OSX deployment target")
 set(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES x86_64 CACHE STRING "OSX target architectures")
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 
-# the new linker currently segfaults with gcc (I believe this is fixed with gcc 14)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT "-Wl,-ld_classic")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_SCAN_FOR_MODULES OFF)
diff --git a/tmpl/tools/triplets/x64-osx-gcc-12.cmake b/tmpl/tools/triplets/x64-macos-gcc-14.cmake
similarity index 86%
rename from tmpl/tools/triplets/x64-osx-gcc-12.cmake
rename to tmpl/tools/triplets/x64-macos-gcc-14.cmake
index 6658f7c..10a6827 100644
--- a/tmpl/tools/triplets/x64-osx-gcc-12.cmake
+++ b/tmpl/tools/triplets/x64-macos-gcc-14.cmake
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
 
 set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Darwin)
 set(VCPKG_OSX_ARCHITECTURES x86_64)
-set(VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-12.cmake")
+set(VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../toolchains/x64-macos-gcc-14.cmake")