diff --git a/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py b/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py
index eeb46990814..7ef3753ad57 100755
--- a/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py
+++ b/Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ def library_recipes():
 
     result.extend([
           dict(
-              name="OpenSSL 1.1.1g",
-              url="https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.1g.tar.gz",
-              checksum='76766e98997660138cdaf13a187bd234',
+              name="OpenSSL 1.1.1i",
+              url="https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.1i.tar.gz",
+              checksum='08987c3cf125202e2b0840035efb392c',
               buildrecipe=build_universal_openssl,
               configure=None,
               install=None,
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-01-04-00-48-08.bpo-41837.dX-unJ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-01-04-00-48-08.bpo-41837.dX-unJ.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f9415f4a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2021-01-04-00-48-08.bpo-41837.dX-unJ.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update macOS installer build to use OpenSSL 1.1.1i.