diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
index a56f44ba74c..38a056bfa46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Get token
       run: scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/prerelease-testing-token.txt.gpg \
           bot-access.txt "$bot_token_secret"
+    - name: Xcode
+      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.app/Contents/Developer
     - name: Setup testing repo and quickstart
       run: |
           botaccess=`cat bot-access.txt`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3722efa96da..706ecf84937 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Get token
       run: scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/release-testing-token.txt.gpg \
           bot-access.txt "$bot_token_secret"
+    - name: Xcode
+      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.app/Contents/Developer
     - name: Setup testing repo and quickstart
       run: |
           botaccess=`cat bot-access.txt`