diff --git a/packages/apple/scripts/build-xcframework.sh b/packages/apple/scripts/build-xcframework.sh
index 5acbd314..d6840dbb 100755
--- a/packages/apple/scripts/build-xcframework.sh
+++ b/packages/apple/scripts/build-xcframework.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ DERIVED="${BUILD_DIR}/derived"
 ARCHIVES="${BUILD_DIR}/archives"
 OUT="${BUILD_DIR}/OpenIAP.xcframework"
 VERSIONS_FILE="${PACKAGE_DIR}/Sources/openiap-versions.json"
+EXPECTED_INSTALL_NAME="@rpath/OpenIAP.framework/OpenIAP"
 if [[ ! -f "${VERSIONS_FILE}" ]]; then
   VERSIONS_FILE="${PACKAGE_DIR}/../../openiap-versions.json"
 fi
@@ -71,11 +72,55 @@ archive() {
     -derivedDataPath "${DERIVED}" \
     -configuration Release \
     OPENIAP_MARKETING_VERSION="${APPLE_VERSION}" \
+    LD_DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME="${EXPECTED_INSTALL_NAME}" \
     SKIP_INSTALL=NO \
     BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION=YES \
     -quiet
 }
 
+validate_install_names() {
+  local binary
+  local install_name
+  local saw_install_name
+  local found=0
+  local failed=0
+
+  while IFS= read -r -d '' binary; do
+    found=1
+    saw_install_name=0
+    while IFS= read -r install_name; do
+      if [[ -z "${install_name}" ]]; then
+        continue
+      fi
+      saw_install_name=1
+
+      if [[ "${install_name}" != "${EXPECTED_INSTALL_NAME}" ]]; then
+        echo "error: ${binary} has install name ${install_name}; expected ${EXPECTED_INSTALL_NAME}"
+        failed=1
+      fi
+    done < <(otool -D "${binary}" | grep -v ':$' || true)
+
+    if [[ "${saw_install_name}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+      echo "error: ${binary} has no LC_ID_DYLIB install name entry"
+      failed=1
+    fi
+  done < <(
+    find "${OUT}" \
+      \( -path "*/OpenIAP.framework/OpenIAP" -o -path "*/OpenIAP.framework/Versions/*/OpenIAP" \) \
+      -type f \
+      -print0
+  )
+
+  if [[ "${found}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "error: no OpenIAP.framework binaries found in ${OUT}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "${failed}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
 archive "generic/platform=iOS"                         "${ARCHIVES}/ios.xcarchive"
 archive "generic/platform=iOS Simulator"               "${ARCHIVES}/iossim.xcarchive"
 archive "generic/platform=macOS,variant=Mac Catalyst"  "${ARCHIVES}/maccatalyst.xcarchive"
@@ -108,4 +153,6 @@ xcodebuild -create-xcframework \
   -framework "${CAT_FW}" \
   -output "${OUT}"
 
+validate_install_names
+
 echo "==> done: ${OUT}"
diff --git a/packages/apple/wrapper/project.yml b/packages/apple/wrapper/project.yml
index 35b71ad0..8e033012 100644
--- a/packages/apple/wrapper/project.yml
+++ b/packages/apple/wrapper/project.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ settings:
     MARKETING_VERSION: "$(OPENIAP_MARKETING_VERSION)"
     CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: "1"
     SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS: "iphoneos iphonesimulator macosx"
+    LD_DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME: "@rpath/$(EXECUTABLE_PATH)"
 targets:
   OpenIAP:
     type: framework
diff --git a/scripts/audit-non-godot-parity.mjs b/scripts/audit-non-godot-parity.mjs
index 9e4fe148..46a02666 100644
--- a/scripts/audit-non-godot-parity.mjs
+++ b/scripts/audit-non-godot-parity.mjs
@@ -3103,6 +3103,14 @@ function checkFrameworkDependencyHygiene() {
     'APPLE_VERSION="$(read_openiap_version apple)"',
     'OPENIAP_MARKETING_VERSION="${APPLE_VERSION}"',
   ], 'Apple xcframework marketing version');
+  expectIncludes('packages/apple/scripts/build-xcframework.sh', [
+    'EXPECTED_INSTALL_NAME="@rpath/OpenIAP.framework/OpenIAP"',
+    'LD_DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME="${EXPECTED_INSTALL_NAME}"',
+    'validate_install_names',
+  ], 'Apple xcframework install name');
+  expectIncludes('packages/apple/wrapper/project.yml', [
+    'LD_DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME: "@rpath/$(EXECUTABLE_PATH)"',
+  ], 'Apple wrapper install name');
   expectNotIncludes('packages/apple/scripts/bump-version.sh', [
     'OpenIapVersion.swift fallback',
     'Sources/OpenIapVersion.swift',