diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/release.yml b/.azure-pipelines/release.yml
index 83e159c0f7bcb4..a3eefe8a2183be 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/release.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/release.yml
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ extends:
           - ${{ each dim in parameters.macos_matrix }}:
             - job: ${{ dim.id }}
               displayName: ${{ dim.jobName }}
+              timeoutInMinutes: 360
               pool:
                 name: ${{ dim.pool }}
                 image: ${{ dim.image }}
@@ -715,6 +716,8 @@ extends:
                       sudo mdutil -i off / || true
                 - task: Bash@3
                   displayName: 'Install build dependencies'
+                  env:
+                    HOMEBREW_MAKE_JOBS: '8'
                   inputs:
                     targetType: inline
                     script: |
@@ -729,7 +732,18 @@ extends:
                       rev=7a133dcc74051ee4efc79467ed215dfedf45aea2
                       arch -x86_64 /bin/bash -c \
                         "$(curl -fsSL "$url/$rev/install.sh")"
-                      arch -x86_64 /usr/local/bin/brew install gettext
+                      # Pin a formula with an Intel macOS bottle.
+                      x86_brew () {
+                        arch -x86_64 /usr/local/bin/brew "$@"
+                      }
+                      x86_brew tap-new --no-git microsoft/git-ci
+                      tap="$(x86_brew --repository microsoft/git-ci)"
+                      url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com
+                      url=$url/Homebrew/homebrew-core
+                      rev=87b79807b37427774de3b55f9d89eb9f6286f1fa
+                      curl -fsSL "$url/$rev/Formula/g/gettext.rb" \
+                        -o "$tap/Formula/gettext.rb"
+                      x86_brew install --force-bottle microsoft/git-ci/gettext
 
                       # Ensure native Homebrew (arm64) is up-to-date beforehand.
                       HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE='' brew update