diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/macos.yml b/.gitea/workflows/macos.yml
index b4d9b43..a65dc1b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Assert Xcode 14 toolchain
-        run: xcodebuild -version | grep -E "Xcode 14." || (echo "Unexpected Xcode version" && exit 1)
+      - name: Assert Xcode 14+ toolchain
+        run: |
+          line="$(xcodebuild -version | head -1)"
+          major="$(printf '%s' "$line" | sed -n 's/^Xcode \([0-9][0-9]*\)\..*/\1/p')"
+          if [ -z "$major" ] || [ "$major" -lt 14 ]; then
+            echo "Unexpected Xcode version: $line" >&2; exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "$line"
 
       # Homebrew's xcodegen formula requires Xcode 15.3, which cannot be
       # installed on macOS 12 (#109). The script installs a pinned