diff --git a/.github/workflows/_swift.yml b/.github/workflows/_swift.yml
index f3effa90c..9b8f0f7c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_swift.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_swift.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: update-release-draft
     runs-on: macos-15
     env:
-      XCODE_MAJOR: 16
+      XCODE_MAJOR: 26
     permissions:
       contents: write # for attaching the build artifacts to the release
       id-token: write