diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a946c0b..6bbbb6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ jobs:
           - '2'
         arch:
           - x64
+        include:
+          - arch: aarch64
+            os: macos-latest
+            version: '1'
+            threads: '1'
+          - arch: x64
+            os: macos-latest
+            version: '1'
+            threads: '1'
+          - arch: x64
+            os: windows-latest
+            version: '1'
+            threads: '1'  
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: julia-actions/setup-julia@v1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb0f502..f1f2c68 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # News
 
+## v0.6.0 - 2024-09-13
+
+- Simplify one of the switch protocols to avoid dependence on GraphMatching.jl which does not install well on non-linux systems. Do not rely on the default `SimpleSwitchDiscreteProt` for the time being.
 
 ## v0.5.0 - 2024-09-05
 
diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index c021739..716f233 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 name = "QuantumSavory"
 uuid = "2de2e421-972c-4cb5-a0c3-999c85908079"
 authors = ["Stefan Krastanov <stefan@krastanov.org>"]
-version = "0.5"
+version = "0.6"
 
 [deps]
-Cbc = "9961bab8-2fa3-5c5a-9d89-47fab24efd76"
 Combinatorics = "861a8166-3701-5b0c-9a16-15d98fcdc6aa"
 ConcurrentSim = "6ed1e86c-fcaf-46a9-97e0-2b26a2cdb499"
 Distributions = "31c24e10-a181-5473-b8eb-7969acd0382f"
 DocStringExtensions = "ffbed154-4ef7-542d-bbb7-c09d3a79fcae"
 Graphs = "86223c79-3864-5bf0-83f7-82e725a168b6"
-GraphsMatching = "c3af3a8c-b79e-4b01-bf44-c718d7e0e0d6"
 IterTools = "c8e1da08-722c-5040-9ed9-7db0dc04731e"
-JuMP = "4076af6c-e467-56ae-b986-b466b2749572"
 LinearAlgebra = "37e2e46d-f89d-539d-b4ee-838fcccc9c8e"
 NetworkLayout = "46757867-2c16-5918-afeb-47bfcb05e46a"
 PrecompileTools = "aea7be01-6a6a-4083-8856-8a6e6704d82a"
@@ -35,15 +32,12 @@ Makie = "ee78f7c6-11fb-53f2-987a-cfe4a2b5a57a"
 QuantumSavoryMakie = "Makie"
 
 [compat]
-Cbc = "1.2"
 Combinatorics = "1"
 ConcurrentSim = "1.4.1"
 Distributions = "0.25.90"
 DocStringExtensions = "0.9"
 Graphs = "1.9"
-GraphsMatching = "0.2"
 IterTools = "1.4.0"
-JuMP = "1.21.1"
 LinearAlgebra = "1"
 Makie = "0.20, 0.21"
 NetworkLayout = "0.4.4"
diff --git a/examples/simpleswitch/Project.toml b/examples/simpleswitch/Project.toml
index e2bb24c..07adacf 100644
--- a/examples/simpleswitch/Project.toml
+++ b/examples/simpleswitch/Project.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ConcurrentSim = "6ed1e86c-fcaf-46a9-97e0-2b26a2cdb499"
 Distributions = "31c24e10-a181-5473-b8eb-7969acd0382f"
 Graphs = "86223c79-3864-5bf0-83f7-82e725a168b6"
 QuantumSavory = "2de2e421-972c-4cb5-a0c3-999c85908079"
+QuantumSymbolics = "efa7fd63-0460-4890-beb7-be1bbdfbaeae"
 ResumableFunctions = "c5292f4c-5179-55e1-98c5-05642aab7184"
 Revise = "295af30f-e4ad-537b-8983-00126c2a3abe"
 WGLMakie = "276b4fcb-3e11-5398-bf8b-a0c2d153d008"
diff --git a/src/ProtocolZoo/switches.jl b/src/ProtocolZoo/switches.jl
index 05fb3e8..2b1ac82 100644
--- a/src/ProtocolZoo/switches.jl
+++ b/src/ProtocolZoo/switches.jl
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ using QuantumSavory
 using QuantumSavory.ProtocolZoo
 using QuantumSavory.ProtocolZoo: EntanglementCounterpart, AbstractProtocol
 using Graphs: edges, complete_graph, neighbors
-using GraphsMatching: maximum_weight_matching
+#using GraphsMatching: maximum_weight_matching # TODO-MATCHING due to the dependence on BlossomV.jl this has trouble installing. See https://github.com/JuliaGraphs/GraphsMatching.jl/issues/14
 using Combinatorics: combinations
-using JuMP: MOI, optimizer_with_attributes
-import Cbc
 using DocStringExtensions: TYPEDEF, TYPEDFIELDS
 using ConcurrentSim: @process, timeout, Simulation, Process
 #using ResumableFunctions: @resumable, @yield # TODO serious bug that makes it not work without full `using`
 using ResumableFunctions
+using Random
 
 export SimpleSwitchDiscreteProt, SwitchRequest
 
@@ -65,6 +64,9 @@ julia> let
 ```
 """
 function promponas_bruteforce_choice(M,N,backlog,eprobs) # TODO mark as public but unexported
+    @warn "The switch optimization routine is using a random placeholder optimization method due to issues with installing the BlossomV algorithm. Do not rely on this code to validate research results."
+    return randperm(N)[1:M]
+    # TODO-MATCHING due to the dependence on BlossomV.jl this has trouble installing. See https://github.com/JuliaGraphs/GraphsMatching.jl/issues/14
     best_weight = 0.0
     best_assignment = zeros(Int, M)
     graphs = [complete_graph(i) for i in 1:M] # preallocating them to avoid expensive allocations in the inner loop
@@ -298,9 +300,14 @@ function _switch_successful_entanglements_best_match(prot, reverseclientindex)
     end
     # get the maximum match for the actually connected nodes
     ne = length(entangled_clients)
+    if ne < 2 return nothing end
     entangled_clients_revindex = [reverseclientindex[k] for k in entangled_clients]
     @debug "Switch $(prot.switchnode) successfully entangled with clients $entangled_clients" # (indexed as $entangled_clients_revindex)"
-    (;weight, mate) = match_entangled_pattern(prot.backlog, entangled_clients_revindex, complete_graph(ne), zeros(Int, ne, ne))
+
+    # TODO-MATCHING due to the dependence on BlossomV.jl this has trouble installing. See https://github.com/JuliaGraphs/GraphsMatching.jl/issues/14
+    # (;weight, mate) = match_entangled_pattern(prot.backlog, entangled_clients_revindex, complete_graph(ne), zeros(Int, ne, ne))
+    mate = collect(zip(entangled_clients_revindex[1:2:end], entangled_clients_revindex[2:2:end]))
+
     isempty(mate) && return nothing
     return mate
 end
diff --git a/test/test_examples.jl b/test/test_examples.jl
index 502776a..d504af1 100644
--- a/test/test_examples.jl
+++ b/test/test_examples.jl
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ end
 
 @safetestset "simpleswitch" begin
     if get(ENV,"QUANTUMSAVORY_PLOT_TEST","")=="true"
-        include("../examples/simpleswitch/1_interactive_visualization.jl")
+        # TODO-MATCHING due to the dependence on BlossomV.jl this has trouble installing. See https://github.com/JuliaGraphs/GraphsMatching.jl/issues/14
+        #include("../examples/simpleswitch/1_interactive_visualization.jl")
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/test_protocolzoo_switch.jl b/test/test_protocolzoo_switch.jl
index 004ae40..1970e50 100644
--- a/test/test_protocolzoo_switch.jl
+++ b/test/test_protocolzoo_switch.jl
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ end
     @process switch()
     run(sim, 30)
     res = query(net[2], EntanglementCounterpart, ❓, ❓)
-    @test abs(observable([res.slot, net[3][res.tag[3]]], X⊗X)) ≈ 1.0 # we are not running an EntanglementTracker so Pauli corrections are not applied
-    @test abs(observable([res.slot, net[3][res.tag[3]]], Z⊗Z)) ≈ 1.0 # we are not running an EntanglementTracker so Pauli corrections are not applied
+
+    # TODO-MATCHING due to the dependence on BlossomV.jl this has trouble installing. See https://github.com/JuliaGraphs/GraphsMatching.jl/issues/14
+    #@test abs(observable([res.slot, net[3][res.tag[3]]], X⊗X)) ≈ 1.0 # we are not running an EntanglementTracker so Pauli corrections are not applied
+    #@test abs(observable([res.slot, net[3][res.tag[3]]], Z⊗Z)) ≈ 1.0 # we are not running an EntanglementTracker so Pauli corrections are not applied
 end
diff --git a/test/test_stateszoo_api.jl b/test/test_stateszoo_api.jl
index cd4ed1f..cc2423b 100644
--- a/test/test_stateszoo_api.jl
+++ b/test/test_stateszoo_api.jl
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ r_drms = Register(2)
 initialize!(r_drms[1:2], drms)
 @test ! iszero(observable(r_drms[1:2], Z⊗Z))
 
-@test tr(zalm) == tr(express(zalm))
+@test tr(zalm) ≈ tr(express(zalm))
 
-@test tr(srms) == tr(express(srms))
+@test tr(srms) ≈ tr(express(srms))
 
-@test tr(drms) == tr(express(drms))
\ No newline at end of file
+@test tr(drms) ≈ tr(express(drms))
\ No newline at end of file