diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 21310ac8f..996e91a47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # show all errors for each platform (vs. cancel jobs on error)
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-2019, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-2022, macos-14]
 
     steps:
       - name: Install Linux Deps
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt install libasound2-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libx11-dev libxinerama-dev libxext-dev libfreetype6-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libsamplerate-dev
 
+      - name: Set Xcode version
+        if: runner.os == 'MacOS'
+        uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1
+        with:
+          xcode-version: '15.2'
+
       - name: Get latest CMake
         uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 7af31fac7..cf7694cc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -142,8 +142,11 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: lcov --list coverage.info
 
-      - name: Upload Coverage Data
+      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         if: matrix.run_coverage
-        working-directory: ${{env.WORK_DIR}}
-        shell: bash
-        run: bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -f coverage.info || echo "Codecov did not collect coverage reports"
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        with:
+          fail_ci_if_error: true
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          files: ${{env.WORK_DIR}}/coverage.info
+          verbose: true
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index cf3474424..59e7a8ab9 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include(CPM)
 CPMAddPackage(
   NAME juce
   GITHUB_REPOSITORY juce-framework/juce
-  GIT_TAG 7.0.10
+  GIT_TAG 7.0.12
 )
 
 include(AddJUCEModules)
diff --git a/tests/plugin_tests/chowdsp_plugin_utils_test/DeferredActionTest.cpp b/tests/plugin_tests/chowdsp_plugin_utils_test/DeferredActionTest.cpp
index 4a810c70c..5dd3a2d24 100644
--- a/tests/plugin_tests/chowdsp_plugin_utils_test/DeferredActionTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/plugin_tests/chowdsp_plugin_utils_test/DeferredActionTest.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ static void deferredCounterIncrementTest (bool fakeAudioThread = false)
     chowdsp::DeferredAction action;
     Counter counter;
     std::atomic<int> refCounter { 0 };
+    std::atomic_bool isFinished { false };
 
     juce::Thread::launch (
         [&]
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ static void deferredCounterIncrementTest (bool fakeAudioThread = false)
                 refCounter.fetch_add (1);
                 juce::Thread::sleep (12);
             }
+            isFinished.store (true);
         });
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 25; ++i)
@@ -39,16 +41,13 @@ static void deferredCounterIncrementTest (bool fakeAudioThread = false)
         juce::MessageManager::getInstance()->runDispatchLoopUntil (15);
     }
 
-    juce::MessageManager::getInstance()->runDispatchLoopUntil (500); // clear up any remaining async updates
+    while (! isFinished.load())
+        juce::MessageManager::getInstance()->runDispatchLoopUntil (500); // clear up any remaining async updates
 
     REQUIRE_MESSAGE (counter.count == refCounter.load(), "Final count is incorrect!");
 }
 
-#if JUCE_WINDOWS
-TEST_CASE ("Deferred Action Test", "[plugin][utilities][!mayfail]")
-#else
 TEST_CASE ("Deferred Action Test", "[plugin][utilities]")
-#endif
 {
     SECTION ("Deferred Action Test")
     {