diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-testapp-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-testapp-release.yml
index 2022b67c1..099ae2df5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-testapp-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-testapp-release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Setup certificate
         run: |
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           sed -i '' 's/xcode_profile/:MapLibre.mobileprovision/' platform/ios/app-swift/BUILD.bazel
 
       - name: Build
-        run: bazel build //platform/ios/app-swift:MapLibreApp -c opt  --ios_multi_cpus=arm64 --//:renderer=metal --action_env=SENTRY_DSN=${{ vars.SENTRY_DSN_IOS }}
+        run: bazel build //platform/ios/app-swift:MapLibreApp -c opt  --ios_multi_cpus=arm64 --//:renderer=metal --action_env=SENTRY_DSN=${{ vars.SENTRY_DSN_IOS }} --embed_label=maplibre_app_1.0_build_"$(date +%s)"
 
       - name: 'Upload app to TestFlight'
         uses: apple-actions/upload-testflight-build@v4
diff --git a/platform/ios/app-swift/BUILD.bazel b/platform/ios/app-swift/BUILD.bazel
index 36cb9db88..9fb1f320d 100644
--- a/platform/ios/app-swift/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/platform/ios/app-swift/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 load("@darwin_config//:config.bzl", "BUNDLE_ID_PREFIX")
 load("@rules_apple//apple:ios.bzl", "ios_application")
 load("@rules_apple//apple:resources.bzl", "apple_resource_group")
+load("@rules_apple//apple:versioning.bzl", "apple_bundle_version")
 load("@rules_swift//swift:swift.bzl", "swift_library")
 load("//platform/ios/bazel:macros.bzl", "env_info_plist")
 load("//platform/ios/bazel:provisioning.bzl", "configure_device_profiles")
@@ -39,6 +40,19 @@ swift_library(
     ],
 )
 
+# --embed_label=maplibre_app_1.0_build_$(date +%s)
+apple_bundle_version(
+    name = "maplibre_app_version",
+    build_label_pattern = "maplibre_app_{version}_build_{build}",
+    build_version = "{version}.{build}",
+    capture_groups = {
+        "version": "\\d+\\.\\d+",
+        "build": "\\d+",
+    },
+    fallback_build_label = "maplibre_app_99.99_build_99",
+    short_version_string = "{version}",
+)
+
 ios_application(
     name = "MapLibreApp",
     app_icons = glob(["app_icons_ios.xcassets/**"]),
@@ -53,6 +67,7 @@ ios_application(
     resources = [
         "@pois_nps_mbtiles//file",
     ],
+    version = ":maplibre_app_version",
     visibility = ["@rules_xcodeproj//xcodeproj:generated"],
     deps = [":Sources"],
 )