diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fa819372c..cf2a6e88e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1062,9 +1062,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cargo-mobile2"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9faa9fae5ccf60d68e6b766293be17bbce2de0aece38886f2eb1ac8da8718942"
+checksum = "24b5acda005352ad50a3e58c8777781732d6ac1e8a82ab90d5ffd70b69c665f1"
 dependencies = [
  "colored",
  "core-foundation 0.10.0",
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "117725a109d387c937a1533ce01b450cbde6b88abceea8473c4d7a85853cda3c"
 dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "33d852cb9b869c2a9b3df2f71a3074817f01e1844f839a144f5fcef059a4eb5d"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5792,7 +5792,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "aes-kw",
  "argon2",
- "base64 0.21.7",
+ "base64 0.22.1",
  "bitfield",
  "block-padding",
  "blowfish",
@@ -6372,7 +6372,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "socket2",
  "tracing",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7057,7 +7057,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys 0.4.15",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8917,7 +8917,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.2.15",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix 0.38.43",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -10178,7 +10178,7 @@ version = "0.1.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf221c93e13a30d793f7645a0e7762c55d169dbb0a49671918a2319d289b10bb"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/tauri-cli/Cargo.toml
index 579e120d3..e5ca3c50b 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ name = "cargo-tauri"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [target."cfg(any(target_os = \"linux\", target_os = \"dragonfly\", target_os = \"freebsd\", target_os = \"openbsd\", target_os = \"netbsd\", target_os = \"windows\", target_os = \"macos\"))".dependencies]
-cargo-mobile2 = { version = "0.18", default-features = false }
+cargo-mobile2 = { version = "0.19", default-features = false }
 
 [dependencies]
 jsonrpsee = { version = "0.24", features = ["server"] }
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/mod.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/mod.rs
index 5eaa06475..3f0a9fc60 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/helpers/mod.rs
@@ -119,3 +119,23 @@ pub fn run_hook(
 
   Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub fn strip_semver_prerelease_tag(version: &mut semver::Version) -> crate::Result<()> {
+  if !version.pre.is_empty() {
+    if let Some((_prerelease_tag, number)) = version.pre.as_str().to_string().split_once('.') {
+      version.pre = semver::Prerelease::EMPTY;
+      version.build = semver::BuildMetadata::new(&format!(
+        "{prefix}{number}",
+        prefix = if version.build.is_empty() {
+          "".to_string()
+        } else {
+          format!(".{}", version.build.as_str())
+        }
+      ))
+      .with_context(|| format!("bundle version {number:?} prerelease is invalid"))?;
+    }
+  }
+
+  Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
index 31d9f7244..6b641eba4 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/build.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     config::{get as get_tauri_config, ConfigHandle},
     flock,
   },
-  interface::{AppInterface, AppSettings, Interface, Options as InterfaceOptions},
+  interface::{AppInterface, Interface, Options as InterfaceOptions},
   mobile::{write_options, CliOptions},
   ConfigValue, Result,
 };
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ use std::{
   env::{set_current_dir, var, var_os},
   fs,
   path::PathBuf,
-  str::FromStr,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
@@ -183,36 +182,10 @@ pub fn command(options: Options, noise_level: NoiseLevel) -> Result<()> {
   inject_resources(&config, tauri_config.lock().unwrap().as_ref().unwrap())?;
 
   let mut plist = plist::Dictionary::new();
-  {
-    let tauri_config_guard = tauri_config.lock().unwrap();
-    let tauri_config_ = tauri_config_guard.as_ref().unwrap();
-    let app_version = tauri_config_
-      .version
-      .clone()
-      .unwrap_or_else(|| interface.app_settings().get_package_settings().version);
-
-    let mut version = semver::Version::from_str(&app_version)
-      .with_context(|| format!("failed to parse {app_version:?} as a semver string"))?;
-    if !version.pre.is_empty() {
-      log::info!(
-        "CFBundleShortVersionString cannot have prerelease identifier; stripping {}",
-        version.pre.as_str()
-      );
-      version.pre = semver::Prerelease::EMPTY;
-    }
-    if !version.build.is_empty() {
-      log::info!(
-        "CFBundleShortVersionString cannot have build number; stripping {}",
-        version.build.as_str()
-      );
-      version.build = semver::BuildMetadata::EMPTY;
-    }
-
-    plist.insert(
-      "CFBundleShortVersionString".into(),
-      version.to_string().into(),
-    );
-  };
+  plist.insert(
+    "CFBundleShortVersionString".into(),
+    config.bundle_version_short().into(),
+  );
 
   let info_plist_path = config
     .project_dir()
@@ -338,9 +311,10 @@ fn run_build(
     &detect_target_ok,
     env,
     |target: &Target| -> Result<()> {
-      let mut app_version = config.bundle_version().clone();
+      let mut app_version = config.bundle_version().to_string();
       if let Some(build_number) = options.build_number {
-        app_version.push_extra(build_number);
+        app_version.push('.');
+        app_version.push_str(&build_number.to_string());
       }
 
       let credentials = auth_credentials_from_env()?;
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/mod.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/mod.rs
index 23fc24ff5..8bdd88337 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/ios/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-use anyhow::Context;
 use cargo_mobile2::{
   apple::{
     config::{
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ use crate::{
   helpers::{
     app_paths::tauri_dir,
     config::{BundleResources, Config as TauriConfig, ConfigHandle},
-    pbxproj,
+    pbxproj, strip_semver_prerelease_tag,
   },
   Result,
 };
@@ -130,30 +129,72 @@ pub fn get_config(
     .clone()
     .or_else(|| tauri_config.version.clone())
   {
-    let mut version = semver::Version::from_str(&bundle_version)
-      .with_context(|| format!("failed to parse {bundle_version:?} as a semver string"))?;
-    if !version.pre.is_empty() {
-      if let Some((_prerelease_tag, number)) = version.pre.as_str().to_string().split_once('.') {
-        version.pre = semver::Prerelease::EMPTY;
-        if version.build.is_empty() {
-          version.build = semver::BuildMetadata::new(number)
-            .with_context(|| format!("bundle version {number:?} prerelease is invalid"))?;
-        } else {
-          anyhow::bail!("bundle version {bundle_version:?} is invalid, it cannot have both prerelease and build metadata");
-        }
+    // if it's a semver string, we must strip the prerelease tag
+    if let Ok(mut version) = semver::Version::from_str(&bundle_version) {
+      if !version.pre.is_empty() {
+        log::warn!("CFBundleVersion cannot have prerelease tag; stripping from {bundle_version}");
+        strip_semver_prerelease_tag(&mut version)?;
       }
+      // correctly serialize version - cannot contain `+` as build metadata separator
+      Some(format!(
+        "{}.{}.{}{}",
+        version.major,
+        version.minor,
+        version.patch,
+        if version.build.is_empty() {
+          "".to_string()
+        } else {
+          format!(".{}", version.build.as_str())
+        }
+      ))
+    } else {
+      // let it go as is - cargo-mobile2 will validate it
+      Some(bundle_version)
+    }
+  } else {
+    None
+  };
+  let full_bundle_version_short = if let Some(app_version) = &tauri_config.version {
+    if let Ok(mut version) = semver::Version::from_str(app_version) {
+      if !version.pre.is_empty() {
+        log::warn!(
+          "CFBundleShortVersionString cannot have prerelease tag; stripping from {app_version}"
+        );
+        strip_semver_prerelease_tag(&mut version)?;
+      }
+      // correctly serialize version - cannot contain `+` as build metadata separator
+      Some(format!(
+        "{}.{}.{}{}",
+        version.major,
+        version.minor,
+        version.patch,
+        if version.build.is_empty() {
+          "".to_string()
+        } else {
+          format!(".{}", version.build.as_str())
+        }
+      ))
+    } else {
+      // let it go as is - cargo-mobile2 will validate it
+      Some(app_version.clone())
+    }
+  } else {
+    bundle_version.clone()
+  };
+  let bundle_version_short = if let Some(full_version) = full_bundle_version_short.as_deref() {
+    let mut s = full_version.split('.');
+    let short_version = format!(
+      "{}.{}.{}",
+      s.next().unwrap_or("0"),
+      s.next().unwrap_or("0"),
+      s.next().unwrap_or("0")
+    );
+
+    if short_version != full_version {
+      log::warn!("{full_version:?} is not a valid CFBundleShortVersionString since it must contain exactly three dot separated integers; setting it to {short_version} instead");
     }
 
-    let maybe_build_number = if version.build.is_empty() {
-      "".to_string()
-    } else {
-      format!(".{}", version.build.as_str())
-    };
-
-    Some(format!(
-      "{}.{}.{}{}",
-      version.major, version.minor, version.patch, maybe_build_number
-    ))
+    Some(short_version)
   } else {
     None
   };
@@ -178,6 +219,7 @@ pub fn get_config(
         }),
     ios_features: ios_options.features.clone(),
     bundle_version,
+    bundle_version_short,
     ios_version: Some(tauri_config.bundle.ios.minimum_system_version.clone()),
     ..Default::default()
   };