diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios.yml b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
index f5ed2b0abc..4a94e1a38b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+  IOS_SDK_VERSION: 26.2
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ env.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN != '' }}
         run: |
           rm -rf /Applications/Xcode_15*
+          rm -rf /Applications/Xcode_16*
           rm -rf /Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk
 
       - name: 🌾 Prepare variables
@@ -62,13 +64,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@v1.6.0
         if: ${{ env.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN != '' }}
         with:
-          xcode-version: 16.2
+          xcode-version: 26.2
 
       - name: 🍹 Prepare ios build env
         if: ${{ env.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN != '' }}
         run: |
           xcrun simctl list > /dev/null
-          xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -buildVersion 18.2
+          xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS -buildVersion ${{ env.IOS_SDK_VERSION }}
           brew uninstall cmake
           # Workaround GitHub Actions Python issues
           brew unlink python && brew link --overwrite python