diff --git a/changelog/fragments/01-upgrade-opm-version.yaml b/changelog/fragments/01-upgrade-opm-version.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20ce80f2fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/01-upgrade-opm-version.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+entries:
+  - description: >
+      Upgrade OPM version that is used by default to 1.19.1 in the generated Makefile so `make catalog-build` also works on OSX.
+
+    kind: "change"
+
+    # Is this a breaking change?
+    breaking: false
diff --git a/internal/plugins/manifests/v2/init.go b/internal/plugins/manifests/v2/init.go
index 9b2451baa3d..7b6164ae8a1 100644
--- a/internal/plugins/manifests/v2/init.go
+++ b/internal/plugins/manifests/v2/init.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 
 // Version of `opm` to download and use for building index images.
 // This version's release artifacts *must* contain a binary for multiple arches; certain releases do not.
-const opmVersion = "v1.15.1"
+const opmVersion = "v1.19.1"
 
 const filePath = "Makefile"
 
diff --git a/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile
index db8ce5e520c..19ae0620b2c 100644
--- a/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/ansible/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ ifeq (,$(shell which opm 2>/dev/null))
 	@{ \
 	set -e ;\
 	mkdir -p $(dir $(OPM)) ;\
-	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.15.1/$(OS)-$(ARCH)-opm ;\
+	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.19.1/$(OS)-$(ARCH)-opm ;\
 	chmod +x $(OPM) ;\
 	}
 else
diff --git a/testdata/go/v2/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/go/v2/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 4e370a66a18..8a938f6b57e 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v2/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/go/v2/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ ifeq (,$(shell which opm 2>/dev/null))
 	set -e ;\
 	mkdir -p $(dir $(OPM)) ;\
 	OS=$(shell go env GOOS) && ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH) && \
-	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.15.1/$${OS}-$${ARCH}-opm ;\
+	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.19.1/$${OS}-$${ARCH}-opm ;\
 	chmod +x $(OPM) ;\
 	}
 else
diff --git a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 84b1a139bc2..26283228743 100644
--- a/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/go/v3/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ ifeq (,$(shell which opm 2>/dev/null))
 	set -e ;\
 	mkdir -p $(dir $(OPM)) ;\
 	OS=$(shell go env GOOS) && ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH) && \
-	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.15.1/$${OS}-$${ARCH}-opm ;\
+	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.19.1/$${OS}-$${ARCH}-opm ;\
 	chmod +x $(OPM) ;\
 	}
 else
diff --git a/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile b/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
index 43fff4042c6..974df9bbfc8 100644
--- a/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/helm/memcached-operator/Makefile
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ ifeq (,$(shell which opm 2>/dev/null))
 	@{ \
 	set -e ;\
 	mkdir -p $(dir $(OPM)) ;\
-	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.15.1/$(OS)-$(ARCH)-opm ;\
+	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.19.1/$(OS)-$(ARCH)-opm ;\
 	chmod +x $(OPM) ;\
 	}
 else
diff --git a/website/content/en/docs/upgrading-sdk-version/v1.6.0.md b/website/content/en/docs/upgrading-sdk-version/v1.6.0.md
index b6613e9ad8b..c599ece0765 100644
--- a/website/content/en/docs/upgrading-sdk-version/v1.6.0.md
+++ b/website/content/en/docs/upgrading-sdk-version/v1.6.0.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ ifeq (,$(shell which opm 2>/dev/null))
 	@{ \
 	set -e ;\
 	mkdir -p $(dir $(OPM)) ;\
-	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.15.1/$(OS)-$(ARCH)-opm ;\
+	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.19.1/$(OS)-$(ARCH)-opm ;\
 	chmod +x $(OPM) ;\
 	}
 else 
diff --git a/website/content/en/docs/upgrading-sdk-version/v1.6.1.md b/website/content/en/docs/upgrading-sdk-version/v1.6.1.md
index 26b405fa3cd..96498fd64a0 100644
--- a/website/content/en/docs/upgrading-sdk-version/v1.6.1.md
+++ b/website/content/en/docs/upgrading-sdk-version/v1.6.1.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ ifeq (,$(shell which opm 2>/dev/null))
 	@{ \
 	set -e ;\
 	mkdir -p $(dir $(OPM)) ;\
-	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.15.1/$(OS)-$(ARCH)-opm ;\
+	curl -sSLo $(OPM) https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/releases/download/v1.19.1/$(OS)-$(ARCH)-opm ;\
 	chmod +x $(OPM) ;\
 	}
 else