diff --git a/build-mac.sh b/build-mac.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a755f973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-mac.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Local macOS build. Produces a .app bundle via macos/release-macos.sh.
+# https://avaloniaui.net/blog/the-definitive-guide-to-building-and-deploying-avalonia-applications-for-macos
+set -euo pipefail
+exec "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/macos/release-macos.sh" "$@"
diff --git a/macos/release-macos.sh b/macos/release-macos.sh
index 6bc4b049..3d4865cd 100755
--- a/macos/release-macos.sh
+++ b/macos/release-macos.sh
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
 # =============================================================================
 if [ "${SKIP_BUILD:-}" != "true" ]; then
     echo "[INFO] Building WheelWizard for $RID..."
-    cd "$WW_DIR"
-    dotnet publish -r "$RID" -c Release-macOS \
+    # Publish the project, not the solution: WheelWizard.sln only has
+    # Debug|Any CPU and Release|Any CPU, so -c Release-macOS fails against the .sln.
+    dotnet publish "$WW_DIR/WheelWizard/WheelWizard.csproj" -r "$RID" -c Release-macOS \
         /p:PublishSingleFile=true \
         /p:IncludeAllContentForSelfExtract=true \
         /p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true \
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ if [ "${SKIP_BUILD:-}" != "true" ]; then
         -p:UseAppHost=true \
         --self-contained true \
         -o "$OUTPUT_DIR/compiled/$RID"
-    cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
 else
     echo "[INFO] Skipping build (SKIP_BUILD=true)"
 fi