diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
index 79398a70c3..47f0a481ec 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static void frontend_darwin_get_env(int *argc, char *argv[],
              application_data
        );
        NSString *bundleVersionString = [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleVersion"];
-       NSInteger bundleVersion = [bundleVersionString integerValue];
+       NSInteger bundleVersion = [bundleVersionString integerValue] || 1;
        configuration_set_uint(settings, settings->uints.bundle_assets_extract_version_current, (uint)bundleVersion);
     }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apple/RetroArch_Metal.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/pkg/apple/RetroArch_Metal.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index acc2f616f4..62a0bc333f 100644
--- a/pkg/apple/RetroArch_Metal.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/pkg/apple/RetroArch_Metal.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1805,6 +1805,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INCLUDE_ALL_APPICON_ASSETS = YES;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
 				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
 			};
 			name = Debug;
@@ -1815,6 +1816,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INCLUDE_ALL_APPICON_ASSETS = YES;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
 				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
 			};
 			name = Release;