diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/build.yml b/.gitlab/ci/build.yml
index 750f04f6f9..e3a3c31f5c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/build.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/build.yml
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ pytest_build_system_macos:
   extends:
     - .test_build_system_template
     - .before_script:build:macos
+    - .after_script:build:macos:ccache:upload-when-fail
     - .rules:build:macos
   tags:
     - macos_shell
@@ -549,6 +550,8 @@ pytest_build_system_macos:
     expire_in: 2 days
     reports:
       junit: XUNIT_RESULT.xml
+  variables:
+    PYENV_VERSION: "3.8"
 
 build_docker:
   extends:
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/common.yml b/.gitlab/ci/common.yml
index a3d0591f48..bad1d9defd 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/common.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/common.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ variables:
   IDF_PATH: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"
   V: "0"
   CHECKOUT_REF_SCRIPT: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/tools/ci/checkout_project_ref.py"
-  PYTHON_VER: 3.8.17
 
   # Docker images
   ESP_ENV_IMAGE: "${CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY}/esp-env-v5.2:2"
@@ -196,6 +195,10 @@ variables:
 
 .before_script:build:macos:
   before_script:
+    # macos is running shell executor, which means it would use
+    # the system installed /usr/local/bin/python3 by default.
+    # Ensure pyenv and PYENV_VERSION installed
+    - eval "$(pyenv init -)"
     - *common-before_scripts
     # On macOS, these tools need to be installed
     - export IDF_TOOLS_PATH="${HOME}/.espressif_runner_${CI_RUNNER_ID}_${CI_CONCURRENT_ID}"
@@ -204,6 +207,15 @@ variables:
     - *setup_tools_and_idf_python_venv
     - fetch_submodules
 
+.after_script:build:macos:ccache:upload-when-fail:
+  after_script:
+    # macos is running shell executor, which means it would use
+    # the system installed /usr/local/bin/python3 by default.
+    # Ensure pyenv and PYENV_VERSION installed
+    - eval "$(pyenv init -)"
+    - *show_ccache_statistics
+    - *upload_failed_job_log_artifacts
+
 .before_script:build:
   before_script:
     - *common-before_scripts