diff --git a/python/thirdparty/build.sh b/python/thirdparty/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+APACHE_ARROW_VERSION=apache-arrow-8.0.1
+
+# Build apache arrow
+build_arrow() {
+    git clone git@github.com:apache/arrow
+    pushd arrow
+    git pull --tags    
+    git checkout ${APACHE_ARROW_VERSION}
+    git submodule update --init
+    pushd python
+    pip install -r requirements-build.txt
+
+    export OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1
+    python setup.py build_ext --inplace --with-dataset --with-parquet --with-s3
+    python setup.py develop
+}
+
+build_arrow