diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16fbdbe..622a55d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ Later:
 
 ## Local Development
 
-Open the project in Xcode
+Open the project in Xcode.
+
+For faster development builds, ensure `ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES` is set in your Debug configuration (this is already set by default). This builds only for your current architecture, speeding up compilation.
+
+For distribution builds that need to support both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, the release process automatically uses `ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = NO` to create universal binaries.
 
 ## Releasing a New Version
 
diff --git a/appcast.xml b/appcast.xml
index 45783c3..d809bbf 100644
--- a/appcast.xml
+++ b/appcast.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
             <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:36:54 -0400</pubDate>
             <sparkle:version>1</sparkle:version>
             <sparkle:shortVersionString>1.0</sparkle:shortVersionString>
-            <sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>15.0</sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>
-            <enclosure url="https://github.com/owengretzinger/notetaker/releases/download/v1.0/Notetaker-1.0.dmg" length="4108431" type="application/octet-stream"/>
+            <sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>14.0</sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>
+            <enclosure url="https://github.com/owengretzinger/notetaker/releases/download/v1.0/Notetaker-1.0.dmg" length="4108459" type="application/octet-stream"/>
         </item>
     </channel>
 </rss>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/notetaker.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/notetaker.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index ca4a328..ee833f3 100644
--- a/notetaker.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/notetaker.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
 				LOCALIZATION_PREFERS_STRING_CATALOGS = YES;
-				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.0;
+				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
 				LOCALIZATION_PREFERS_STRING_CATALOGS = YES;
-				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.0;
+				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 14.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				SDKROOT = macosx;
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
 		CC5718282E201D8E0042BA88 /* Debug */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			buildSettings = {
+				ARCHS = "arm64 x86_64";
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = notetaker/notetaker.entitlements;
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@
 		CC5718292E201D8E0042BA88 /* Release */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			buildSettings = {
+				ARCHS = "arm64 x86_64";
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = notetaker/notetaker.entitlements;
diff --git a/releases/Notetaker-1.0.dmg b/releases/Notetaker-1.0.dmg
index b1c8470..7ebdd63 100644
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