diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index d819c8dc56d052da18b31921021068ce61845191..0d6d5b03d9ca354a2df6a785ac50b53b0c7e5a47 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Change log
 
+## v3.0.2 (06-7-2026)
+- Fix installation issues for macOS users with a silicon chip.
+
 ## v3.0.1 (06-7-2026)
 - Added pressureDifferenceGradient as property.
 - Implemented detailed SDE classes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2fe726658ac1e08da002d01d53d1ff69cb794991..b91aa8678b22cf20cb252a9f09f16d577117fbe6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pythermogis"
-version = "3.0.1"
+version = "3.0.2"
 description = "This repository is used as a python API for the ThermoGIS Doublet simulations"
 authors = [
     { name = "Hen Brett", email = "hen.brett@tno.nl" },
diff --git a/pythermogis/constants.py b/pythermogis/constants.py
index 3d92a6ffa0e13737e06d492d018c57099cdd2cee..f1507afd61667ed29149aad36b69692337cf5324 100644
--- a/pythermogis/constants.py
+++ b/pythermogis/constants.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ os_name = platform.system()
 if os_name == "Linux":
     JVM17_DLL_PATH = JVM17_PATH / "jdk17" / "lib" / "server" / "libjvm.so"
 elif os_name == "Darwin":  # mac
-    JVM17_DLL_PATH = JVM17_PATH / "jdk17" / "lib" / "server" / "libjvm.dylib"
+    JVM17_DLL_PATH = JVM17_PATH / "jdk17" / "Contents" / "Home" / "lib" / "server" / "libjvm.dylib"
 elif os_name == "Windows":
     JVM17_DLL_PATH = JVM17_PATH / "jdk17" / "bin" / "server" / "jvm.dll"
 else:
diff --git a/pythermogis/jvm.py b/pythermogis/jvm.py
index 6000ab710cf3780f5cb3aa208d66c3a806b66751..f89c067948c3a3491f887d8eda6e22718fd129c4 100644
--- a/pythermogis/jvm.py
+++ b/pythermogis/jvm.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import faulthandler
+import platform
 import shutil
 
 import jdk
 import jpype
+from jdk.enums import Architecture
 
 from pythermogis.constants import JVM17_DLL_PATH, JVM17_PATH, THERMOGIS_JAR_PATH
 
@@ -26,8 +28,13 @@ def install_jvm():
     # create path
     JVM17_PATH.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
-    # Installs a Corretto build of Java 17 JDK
-    jdk.install("17", vendor="Corretto", path=JVM17_PATH)
+    # This arch line was added to fix an issue people with a mac with the new
+    # silicon chip had. The bug is actually an upstream bug in the jdk package,
+    # but this package is unmaintained. thats why we now added this injection of arch
+    # value in case of a macOS. For other os, it still works, as the package correctly
+    # handles those.
+    arch = Architecture.AARCH64 if platform.machine() == "arm64" else None
+    jdk.install("17", vendor="Corretto", arch=arch, path=JVM17_PATH)
 
     # search for the path of the installed JDK, it can be different depending on the
     # version number