Breaking changes
Default Xcode will be changed from 26.2 to 26.4.1 on macOS 26 Tahoe.
Target date
The update will start on 2026.05.11 and take 2-4 days
The motivation for the changes
Xcode 26.4.1 is the latest stable release from Apple, and it is required to smoothly update MacOS images to 26.4
Possible impact
If you use the default Xcode version and your project is not compatible with Xcode 26.4.1 your build can be broken.
Platforms affected
Runner images affected
Mitigation ways
Please consider switching Xcode in runtime to the version that you need to build an app.
The following snippet can be used to switch Xcode as well as maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode action:
sudo xcode-select -s "/Applications/Xcode_26.2.app"
The list of all available Xcode versions can be found in the image documentation, for example: macos-26.
Breaking changes
Default Xcode will be changed from 26.2 to 26.4.1 on macOS 26 Tahoe.
Target date
The update will start on 2026.05.11 and take 2-4 days
The motivation for the changes
Xcode 26.4.1 is the latest stable release from Apple, and it is required to smoothly update MacOS images to 26.4
Possible impact
If you use the default Xcode version and your project is not compatible with Xcode 26.4.1 your build can be broken.
Platforms affected
Runner images affected
Mitigation ways
Please consider switching Xcode in runtime to the version that you need to build an app.
The following snippet can be used to switch Xcode as well as maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode action:
sudo xcode-select -s "/Applications/Xcode_26.2.app"
The list of all available Xcode versions can be found in the image documentation, for example: macos-26.