diff --git a/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 22e1ef7..168772a 100644
--- a/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	
+++ b/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 251;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 252;
 				DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = CS727NF72U;
 				ENABLE_APP_SANDBOX = YES;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 251;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 252;
 				DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = CS727NF72U;
 				ENABLE_APP_SANDBOX = YES;
diff --git a/scripts/ci/select_xcode17.sh b/scripts/ci/select_xcode17.sh
index bf5726d..890cd60 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/select_xcode17.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/select_xcode17.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,31 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
+get_xcode_major() {
+  local version_output major
+  if ! version_output="$(xcodebuild -version 2>/dev/null)"; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  major="$(printf '%s\n' "$version_output" | awk '/^Xcode / {split($2, v, "."); print v[1]; exit}')"
+  if [[ -z "$major" || ! "$major" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  echo "$major"
+}
+
+has_xcode17_or_newer() {
+  local major
+  if ! major="$(get_xcode_major)"; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  [[ "$major" -ge 17 ]]
+}
+
 if [[ -n "${DEVELOPER_DIR:-}" ]]; then
-  xcodebuild -version
+  xcodebuild -version || true
 fi
 
-if xcodebuild -version | awk '/Xcode/ {split($2, v, "."); if (v[1] >= 17) exit 0; exit 1}'; then
+if has_xcode17_or_newer; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -17,7 +37,7 @@ do
   for path in $candidate; do
     if [[ -d "$path" ]]; then
       export DEVELOPER_DIR="$path"
-      if xcodebuild -version | awk '/Xcode/ {split($2, v, "."); if (v[1] >= 17) exit 0; exit 1}'; then
+      if has_xcode17_or_newer; then
         echo "Using DEVELOPER_DIR=$DEVELOPER_DIR"
         exit 0
       fi