diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/build-reusable.yml
index c23743d..a3db2dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-reusable.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
           # Don't install LLVM, use system clang for better compatibility
+          # abseil is automatically installed as a dependency of protobuf
           brew install libomp boost protobuf zeromq
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
@@ -126,13 +127,13 @@ jobs:
           if [ -d "/opt/homebrew/opt/libomp" ]; then
             echo "HOMEBREW_PREFIX=/opt/homebrew" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "OpenMP_ROOT=/opt/homebrew/opt/libomp" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/homebrew/opt/libomp:/opt/homebrew/opt/boost:/opt/homebrew/opt/protobuf:/opt/homebrew/opt/zeromq" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/homebrew/opt/libomp:/opt/homebrew/opt/boost:/opt/homebrew/opt/protobuf:/opt/homebrew/opt/zeromq:/opt/homebrew/opt/abseil" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "LDFLAGS=-L/opt/homebrew/opt/libomp/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/homebrew/opt/libomp/include" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           elif [ -d "/usr/local/opt/libomp" ]; then
             echo "HOMEBREW_PREFIX=/usr/local" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "OpenMP_ROOT=/usr/local/opt/libomp" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/opt/libomp:/usr/local/opt/boost:/usr/local/opt/protobuf:/usr/local/opt/zeromq" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/opt/libomp:/usr/local/opt/boost:/usr/local/opt/protobuf:/usr/local/opt/zeromq:/usr/local/opt/abseil" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/opt/libomp/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/opt/libomp/include" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
@@ -153,8 +154,8 @@ jobs:
             export CC=clang
             export CXX=clang++
             export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0
-            # Ensure CMake can find all Homebrew packages
-            export CMAKE_ARGS="-DOpenMP_ROOT=${OpenMP_ROOT} -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}"
+            # Ensure CMake can find all Homebrew packages including abseil for protobuf
+            export CMAKE_ARGS="-DOpenMP_ROOT=${OpenMP_ROOT} -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} -Dabsl_DIR=${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/opt/abseil/lib/cmake/absl"
             uv build --wheel --python python
           else
             uv build --wheel --python python
@@ -169,8 +170,8 @@ jobs:
             export CXX=clang++
             # DiskANN requires macOS 13.3+ for sgesdd_ LAPACK function
             export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13.3
-            # Ensure CMake can find all Homebrew packages
-            export CMAKE_ARGS="-DOpenMP_ROOT=${OpenMP_ROOT} -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}"
+            # Ensure CMake can find all Homebrew packages including abseil for protobuf
+            export CMAKE_ARGS="-DOpenMP_ROOT=${OpenMP_ROOT} -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} -Dabsl_DIR=${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/opt/abseil/lib/cmake/absl"
             uv build --wheel --python python
           else
             uv build --wheel --python python