diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notarized.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notarized.yml
index 15b8a6b..3e0ea31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notarized.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-notarized.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,32 @@ jobs:
             -exportPath "$EXPORT_PATH" \
             -exportOptionsPlist export.plist
 
+      - name: Verify app icon payload
+        env:
+          EXPORT_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/export
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          APP="$EXPORT_PATH/Neon Vision Editor.app"
+          INFO="$APP/Contents/Info.plist"
+          CAR="$APP/Contents/Resources/Assets.car"
+
+          ICON_NAME="$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Print :CFBundleIconName' "$INFO" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+          if [[ "$ICON_NAME" != "AppIcon" ]]; then
+            echo "Unexpected CFBundleIconName: '$ICON_NAME' (expected 'AppIcon')." >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          xcrun --sdk macosx assetutil --info "$CAR" > icon-info.json
+          if ! rg -q '"RenditionName" : "AppIcon\.iconstack"' icon-info.json; then
+            echo "Missing AppIcon iconstack rendition in Assets.car." >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if ! rg -q '"Name" : "AppIcon"' icon-info.json; then
+            echo "Missing AppIcon image renditions in Assets.car." >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Icon payload preflight passed."
+
       - name: Notarize
         env:
           EXPORT_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/export
diff --git a/Info-macOS.plist b/Info-macOS.plist
index 810c6aa..b720fb9 100644
--- a/Info-macOS.plist
+++ b/Info-macOS.plist
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
 	<string>$(EXECUTABLE_NAME)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleIconName</key>
-	<string>AppIcon-iOS</string>
+	<string>AppIcon</string>
 	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
 	<string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleName</key>
diff --git a/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index b4934d7..1f8898a 100644
--- a/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	
+++ b/Neon Vision Editor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj	
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@
 		98EAE6412E5F15EC0050E579 /* Debug configuration for PBXNativeTarget "Neon Vision Editor" */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			buildSettings = {
-				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "AppIcon-iOS";
-				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = "AppIcon-iOS";
-				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=macosx*]" = "AppIcon-iOS";
+				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=iphoneos*]" = AppIcon;
+				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = AppIcon;
+				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=macosx*]" = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INCLUDE_ALL_APPICON_ASSETS = NO;
 				AUTOMATION_APPLE_EVENTS = NO;
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@
 		98EAE6422E5F15EC0050E579 /* Release configuration for PBXNativeTarget "Neon Vision Editor" */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			buildSettings = {
-				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "AppIcon-iOS";
-				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = "AppIcon-iOS";
-				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=macosx*]" = "AppIcon-iOS";
+				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=iphoneos*]" = AppIcon;
+				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = AppIcon;
+				"ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME[sdk=macosx*]" = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INCLUDE_ALL_APPICON_ASSETS = NO;
 				AUTOMATION_APPLE_EVENTS = NO;