diff --git a/build.ps1 b/build.ps1
index 1d07b5e0a19..c4eb3e1ae7d 100644
--- a/build.ps1
+++ b/build.ps1
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ if($FoundDotNetCliVersion -ne $DotNetVersion) {
         & bash $ScriptPath --install-dir "$InstallPath" --channel 2.1 --no-path
         & bash $ScriptPath --install-dir "$InstallPath" --channel 3.1 --no-path
         & bash $ScriptPath --install-dir "$InstallPath" --channel 5.0 --no-path
-        & bash $ScriptPath --install-dir "$InstallPath" --channel 8.0 --no-path
+        & bash $ScriptPath --install-dir "$InstallPath" --channel 6.0 --no-path
         & bash $ScriptPath --version "$DotNetVersion" --install-dir "$InstallPath" --channel "$DotNetChannel" --no-path
 
         Remove-PathVariable "$InstallPath"
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ if($FoundDotNetCliVersion -ne $DotNetVersion) {
         & $ScriptPath -Channel 2.1 -InstallDir $InstallPath;
         & $ScriptPath -Channel 3.1 -InstallDir $InstallPath;
         & $ScriptPath -Channel 5.0 -InstallDir $InstallPath;
-        & $ScriptPath -Channel 8.0 -InstallDir $InstallPath;
+        & $ScriptPath -Channel 6.0 -InstallDir $InstallPath;
         & $ScriptPath -Channel $DotNetChannel -Version $DotNetVersion -InstallDir $InstallPath;
 
         Remove-PathVariable "$InstallPath"
diff --git a/evergreen/evergreen.yml b/evergreen/evergreen.yml
index d947e68ce38..c86fea85ed8 100644
--- a/evergreen/evergreen.yml
+++ b/evergreen/evergreen.yml
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ functions:
       params:
         script: |
           ${PREPARE_SHELL}
+          if [ "${OS}" = "macos-14-arm64" ]; then
+            ulimit -a
+            # have to set the limit manually for macos-14-arm, can be removed once DEVPROD-7353 will be solved
+            ulimit -n 64000
+          fi
           REQUIRE_API_VERSION=${REQUIRE_API_VERSION} \
           LOAD_BALANCER=${LOAD_BALANCER} \
           MONGODB_VERSION=${VERSION} \