diff --git a/.github/actions/xcode-cache/action.yml b/.github/actions/xcode-cache/action.yml
index 4674a3ffc..ce9b997ab 100644
--- a/.github/actions/xcode-cache/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/xcode-cache/action.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - run: echo "IMAGE=${ImageOS}-${ImageVersion}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       shell: bash
-    - uses: mikehardy/buildcache-action@v2
+    - name: Cache SPM
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      id: spm-cache
       with:
-        cache_key: ${{ env.IMAGE }}-buildcache-
+        path: spm_cache
+        key: ${{ env.IMAGE }}-spm-${{ hashFiles('**/Package.resolved') }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ env.IMAGE }}-spm-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/cron-checks.yml
index 8c3cb97f6..aba1be009 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron-checks.yml
@@ -21,28 +21,25 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          # - ios: "26.0" TODO: IOS-1181
+          # - ios: "26.1" # TODO: IOS-1181
           #   device: "iPhone 17 Pro"
-          #   xcode: "26.0.1"
           #   setup_runtime: false
           - ios: "18.5"
             device: "iPhone 16 Pro"
-            xcode: "26.0.1"
             setup_runtime: false
           - ios: "17.5"
             device: "iPhone 15 Pro"
-            xcode: "26.0.1"
             setup_runtime: true
           - ios: "16.4"
             device: "iPhone 14 Pro"
-            xcode: "16.4"
             setup_runtime: true
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: macos-15
     env:
       GITHUB_EVENT: ${{ toJson(github.event) }}
       ALLURE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ALLURE_TOKEN }}
-      XCODE_VERSION: ${{ matrix.xcode }}
+      XCODE_VERSION: "26.1.1"
+      IOS_SIMULATOR_DEVICE: "${{ matrix.device }} (${{ matrix.ios }})"
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
     - uses: ./.github/actions/bootstrap
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Launch Allure TestOps
       run: bundle exec fastlane allure_launch cron:true
     - name: Run UI Tests (Debug)
-      run: bundle exec fastlane test_e2e_mock device:"${{ matrix.device }} (${{ matrix.ios }})"
+      run: bundle exec fastlane test_e2e_mock device:"${{ env.IOS_SIMULATOR_DEVICE }}"
       timeout-minutes: 90
     - name: Allure TestOps Upload
       if: success() || failure()
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          - xcode: 26.0.1 # swift 6.2
+          - xcode: 26.1.1 # swift 6.2
             os: macos-15
           - xcode: 16.4 # swift 6.1
             os: macos-15
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-checks.yml
index 1181519d8..97e8a3f03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-checks.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 env:
   HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP: 1 # Disable cleanup for homebrew, we don't need it on CI
-  IOS_SIMULATOR_DEVICE: "iPhone 16 Pro (18.5)"
+  IOS_SIMULATOR_DEVICE: "iPhone 17 Pro (26.1)"
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   GITHUB_PR_NUM: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
 
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-15
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }} # to open a PR
-      IOS_SIMULATOR_DEVICE: "iPhone 16 Pro (18.5)" # TODO: IOS-1181
-      XCODE_VERSION: "16.4" # TODO: IOS-1181
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
     - uses: ./.github/actions/bootstrap
@@ -160,7 +158,6 @@ jobs:
     env:
       LAUNCH_ID: ${{ needs.allure_testops_launch.outputs.launch_id }}
       IOS_SIMULATOR_DEVICE: "iPhone 16 Pro (18.5)" # TODO: IOS-1181
-      XCODE_VERSION: "16.4" # TODO: IOS-1181
     strategy:
       matrix:
         batch: [0, 1]
diff --git a/.swiftformat b/.swiftformat
index d07296f9a..77d3b2f9a 100644
--- a/.swiftformat
+++ b/.swiftformat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Stream rules
 --header "\nCopyright © {year} Stream.io Inc. All rights reserved.\n"
---swiftversion 5.9
+--swiftversion 5.10
 
 # Use allow-list
 --rules blankLinesAroundMark
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 4a99f7601..f2961c098 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// swift-tools-version:5.9
+// swift-tools-version:5.10
 
 import Foundation
 import PackageDescription
diff --git a/Scripts/bootstrap.sh b/Scripts/bootstrap.sh
index 175b32467..c74679e36 100755
--- a/Scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/Scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if [ "${SKIP_SWIFT_BOOTSTRAP:-}" != true ]; then
   puts "Install SwiftLint v${SWIFT_LINT_VERSION}"
   DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint/releases/download/${SWIFT_LINT_VERSION}/SwiftLint.pkg"
   DOWNLOAD_PATH="/tmp/SwiftLint-${SWIFT_LINT_VERSION}.pkg"
-  curl -sL "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$DOWNLOAD_PATH"
+  wget "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -O "$DOWNLOAD_PATH"
   sudo installer -pkg "$DOWNLOAD_PATH" -target /
   swiftlint version
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if [ "${SKIP_SWIFT_BOOTSTRAP:-}" != true ]; then
   DOWNLOAD_PATH="/tmp/swiftformat-${SWIFT_FORMAT_VERSION}.zip"
   BIN_PATH="/usr/local/bin/swiftformat"
   brew uninstall swiftformat || true
-  curl -sL "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$DOWNLOAD_PATH"
+  wget "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -O "$DOWNLOAD_PATH"
   unzip -o "$DOWNLOAD_PATH" -d /tmp/swiftformat-${SWIFT_FORMAT_VERSION}
   sudo mv /tmp/swiftformat-${SWIFT_FORMAT_VERSION}/swiftformat "$BIN_PATH"
   sudo chmod +x "$BIN_PATH"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if [ "${SKIP_SWIFT_BOOTSTRAP:-}" != true ]; then
   DOWNLOAD_PATH="/tmp/swiftgen-${SWIFT_GEN_VERSION}.zip"
   INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/lib/swiftgen"
   BIN_PATH="/usr/local/bin/swiftgen"
-  curl -sL "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$DOWNLOAD_PATH"
+  wget "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -O "$DOWNLOAD_PATH"
   sudo rm -rf "$INSTALL_DIR"
   sudo mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
   sudo unzip -o "$DOWNLOAD_PATH" -d "$INSTALL_DIR"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fi
 if [[ ${INSTALL_SONAR-default} == true ]]; then
   puts "Install sonar scanner v${SONAR_VERSION}"
   DOWNLOAD_URL="https://binaries.sonarsource.com/Distribution/sonar-scanner-cli/sonar-scanner-cli-${SONAR_VERSION}-macosx-x64.zip"
-  curl -sL "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" -o ./fastlane/sonar.zip
+  wget "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" -O ./fastlane/sonar.zip
   cd fastlane
   unzip sonar.zip
   rm sonar.zip
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ fi
 if [[ ${INSTALL_ALLURE-default} == true ]]; then
   puts "Install allurectl v${ALLURECTL_VERSION}"
   DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/allure-framework/allurectl/releases/download/${ALLURECTL_VERSION}/allurectl_darwin_amd64"
-  curl -sL "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" -o ./fastlane/allurectl
+  wget "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" -O ./fastlane/allurectl
   chmod +x ./fastlane/allurectl
 
   puts "Install xcresults v${XCRESULTS_VERSION}"
   DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/eroshenkoam/xcresults/releases/download/${XCRESULTS_VERSION}/xcresults"
-  curl -sL "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" -o ./fastlane/xcresults
+  wget "${DOWNLOAD_URL}" -O ./fastlane/xcresults
   chmod +x ./fastlane/xcresults
 fi
 
diff --git a/StreamChatSwiftUI-XCFramework.podspec b/StreamChatSwiftUI-XCFramework.podspec
index 7fa4c1417..fd5b2bbbe 100644
--- a/StreamChatSwiftUI-XCFramework.podspec
+++ b/StreamChatSwiftUI-XCFramework.podspec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.license = { type: 'BSD-3', file: 'LICENSE' }
   spec.author = { 'getstream.io' => 'support@getstream.io' }
   spec.social_media_url = 'https://getstream.io'
-  spec.swift_version = '5.9'
+  spec.swift_version = '5.10'
   spec.platform = :ios, '14.0'
   spec.requires_arc = true
 
diff --git a/StreamChatSwiftUI.podspec b/StreamChatSwiftUI.podspec
index 8c410f611..5e0a034bd 100644
--- a/StreamChatSwiftUI.podspec
+++ b/StreamChatSwiftUI.podspec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.license = { type: 'BSD-3', file: 'LICENSE' }
   spec.author = { 'getstream.io' => 'support@getstream.io' }
   spec.social_media_url = 'https://getstream.io'
-  spec.swift_version = '5.9'
+  spec.swift_version = '5.10'
   spec.platform = :ios, '14.0'
   spec.source = { git: 'https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui.git', tag: spec.version }
   spec.requires_arc = true
diff --git a/fastlane/Fastfile b/fastlane/Fastfile
index 5866b6bd5..4dbe78002 100644
--- a/fastlane/Fastfile
+++ b/fastlane/Fastfile
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ require 'xcodeproj'
 import 'Sonarfile'
 import 'Allurefile'
 
-xcode_version = ENV['XCODE_VERSION'] || '16.4'
+xcode_version = ENV['XCODE_VERSION'] || '26.1.1'
 xcode_project = 'StreamChatSwiftUI.xcodeproj'
 sdk_names = ['StreamChatSwiftUI']
 github_repo = ENV['GITHUB_REPOSITORY'] || 'GetStream/stream-chat-swiftui'
 derived_data_path = 'derived_data'
 source_packages_path = 'spm_cache'
-buildcache_xcargs = 'CC=clang CPLUSPLUS=clang++ LD=clang LDPLUSPLUS=clang++'
 is_localhost = !is_ci
 project_package_resolved = "#{xcode_project}/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved"
 swift_environment_path = File.absolute_path('../Sources/StreamChatSwiftUI/Generated/SystemEnvironment+Version.swift')
@@ -262,7 +261,6 @@ lane :test_ui do |options|
     build_for_testing: options[:build_for_testing],
     skip_build: options[:skip_build],
     number_of_retries: options[:record].to_s.empty? ? 1 : nil,
-    xcargs: buildcache_xcargs,
     fail_build: !record_mode
   )
 
@@ -295,8 +293,7 @@ lane :build_test_app_and_frameworks do
     derived_data_path: derived_data_path,
     cloned_source_packages_path: source_packages_path,
     clean: is_localhost,
-    build_for_testing: true,
-    xcargs: buildcache_xcargs
+    build_for_testing: true
   )
 end
 
@@ -325,7 +322,6 @@ lane :test_e2e_mock do |options|
     cloned_source_packages_path: source_packages_path,
     clean: is_localhost,
     test_without_building: options[:test_without_building],
-    xcargs: buildcache_xcargs,
     devices: options[:device],
     prelaunch_simulator: is_ci,
     number_of_retries: 3
@@ -385,8 +381,7 @@ lane :build_demo do |options|
     derived_data_path: derived_data_path,
     cloned_source_packages_path: source_packages_path,
     build_for_testing: true,
-    devices: options[:device],
-    xcargs: buildcache_xcargs
+    devices: options[:device]
   )
 end