diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-checks.yml
index 1181519d..fd7e0641 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-checks.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP: 1 # Disable cleanup for homebrew, we don't need it on CI
-  IOS_SIMULATOR_DEVICE: "iPhone 16 Pro (18.5)"
+  IOS_SIMULATOR_DEVICE: "iPhone 17 Pro (26.0)"
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   GITHUB_PR_NUM: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
 
diff --git a/fastlane/Fastfile b/fastlane/Fastfile
index 5866b6bd..78a209d7 100644
--- a/fastlane/Fastfile
+++ b/fastlane/Fastfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require 'xcodeproj'
 import 'Sonarfile'
 import 'Allurefile'
 
-xcode_version = ENV['XCODE_VERSION'] || '16.4'
+xcode_version = ENV['XCODE_VERSION'] || '26.0.1'
 xcode_project = 'StreamChatSwiftUI.xcodeproj'
 sdk_names = ['StreamChatSwiftUI']
 github_repo = ENV['GITHUB_REPOSITORY'] || 'GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui'