diff --git a/.changes/map-export-method-deprecated.md b/.changes/map-export-method-deprecated.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6369d1209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/map-export-method-deprecated.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tauri-cli": patch:bug
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch:bug
+---
+
+Use the correct export method on Xcode < 15.4.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/info/env_system.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/info/env_system.rs
index 88083b5b2..797594820 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/info/env_system.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/info/env_system.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,22 @@ fn is_xcode_command_line_tools_installed() -> bool {
     .map(|o| o.status.success())
     .unwrap_or(false)
 }
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub fn xcode_version() -> Option<String> {
+  Command::new("xcodebuild")
+    .arg("-version")
+    .output()
+    .ok()
+    .map(|o| String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout).into_owned())
+    .and_then(|s| {
+      s.split('\n')
+        .filter_map(|line| line.strip_prefix("Xcode "))
+        .next()
+        .map(ToString::to_string)
+    })
+}
+
 fn de_and_session() -> String {
   #[cfg(any(
     target_os = "linux",
@@ -319,5 +335,11 @@ pub fn items() -> Vec<SectionItem> {
         }.into()
       },
     ),
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    SectionItem::new().action(|| {
+      xcode_version().map(|v| (format!("Xcode: {v}"), Status::Success)).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+          (format!("Xcode: {}", "not installed!".red()), Status::Error)
+      }).into()
+    }),
   ]
 }
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/info/mod.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/info/mod.rs
index 1084ba4e3..2a774da2d 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/info/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/info/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 mod app;
 mod env_nodejs;
 mod env_rust;
-mod env_system;
+pub mod env_system;
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod ios;
 mod packages_nodejs;
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
index 177155dc2..7145a8ebe 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ pub enum ExportMethod {
   Debugging,
 }
 
+impl ExportMethod {
+  /// Xcode 15.4 deprecated these names (in this case we should use the Display impl).
+  pub fn pre_xcode_15_4_name(&self) -> String {
+    match self {
+      Self::AppStoreConnect => "app-store".to_string(),
+      Self::ReleaseTesting => "ad-hoc".to_string(),
+      Self::Debugging => "development".to_string(),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 impl std::fmt::Display for ExportMethod {
   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
     match self {
@@ -215,7 +226,27 @@ pub fn command(options: Options, noise_level: NoiseLevel) -> Result<()> {
 
   let mut export_options_plist = plist::Dictionary::new();
   if let Some(method) = options.export_method {
-    export_options_plist.insert("method".to_string(), method.to_string().into());
+    let xcode_version =
+      crate::info::env_system::xcode_version().context("failed to determine Xcode version")?;
+    let mut iter = xcode_version.split('.');
+    let major = iter.next().context(format!(
+      "failed to parse Xcode version `{xcode_version}` as semver"
+    ))?;
+    let minor = iter.next().context(format!(
+      "failed to parse Xcode version `{xcode_version}` as semver"
+    ))?;
+    let major = major.parse::<u64>().context(format!(
+      "failed to parse Xcode version `{xcode_version}` as semver: major is not a number"
+    ))?;
+    let minor = minor.parse::<u64>().context(format!(
+      "failed to parse Xcode version `{xcode_version}` as semver: minor is not a number"
+    ))?;
+
+    if major < 15 || (major == 15 && minor < 4) {
+      export_options_plist.insert("method".to_string(), method.pre_xcode_15_4_name().into());
+    } else {
+      export_options_plist.insert("method".to_string(), method.to_string().into());
+    }
   }
 
   let (keychain, provisioning_profile) = super::signing_from_env()?;