diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cd97502c4529..625da2013dcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1784,7 +1784,13 @@ jobs:
             if swift build --package-path apps/macos --product OpenClaw --configuration release; then
               exit 0
             fi
+            if [[ "$attempt" -eq 3 ]]; then
+              break
+            fi
             echo "swift build failed (attempt $attempt/3). Retrying…"
+            # SwiftPM can invalidate a restored binary artifact while planning.
+            # Reset so the next attempt downloads a complete dependency graph.
+            swift package --package-path apps/macos reset
             sleep $((attempt * 20))
           done
           exit 1
diff --git a/test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts b/test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts
index 63926874c173..c1aca530d9b2 100644
--- a/test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/ci-workflow-guards.test.ts
@@ -455,6 +455,20 @@ describe("ci workflow guards", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("resets SwiftPM state between macOS release build retries", () => {
+    const workflow = readCiWorkflow();
+    const buildStep = workflow.jobs["macos-swift"].steps.find(
+      (step) => step.name === "Swift build (release)",
+    );
+
+    expect(buildStep.run).toContain("for attempt in 1 2 3");
+    expect(buildStep.run).toContain('if [[ "$attempt" -eq 3 ]]; then');
+    expect(buildStep.run).toContain("swift package --package-path apps/macos reset");
+    expect(buildStep.run.indexOf("swift package --package-path apps/macos reset")).toBeGreaterThan(
+      buildStep.run.indexOf("swift build failed"),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("bounds the Windows Crabbox hydrate main fetch", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(".github/workflows/crabbox-hydrate.yml", "utf8");