diff --git a/.github/autobuild/ios.sh b/.github/autobuild/ios.sh
index 211666db04..7a5c8e931a 100755
--- a/.github/autobuild/ios.sh
+++ b/.github/autobuild/ios.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-QT_DIR=/usr/local/opt/qt
+QT_DIR=/opt/qt
 # The following version pinnings are semi-automatically checked for
 # updates. Verify .github/workflows/bump-dependencies.yaml when changing those manually:
 AQTINSTALL_VERSION=3.1.18
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ setup() {
         echo "Using Qt installation from previous run (actions/cache)"
     else
         echo "Installing Qt"
-        python3 -m pip install "aqtinstall==${AQTINSTALL_VERSION}"
+        # We may need to create the Qt installation directory and chown it to the runner user to fix permissions
+        sudo mkdir -p "${QT_DIR}"
+        sudo chown "$(whoami)" "${QT_DIR}"
+        # Create and enter virtual environment
+        python3 -m venv venv
+        # Must hide directory as it just gets created during execution of the previous command and cannot be found by shellcheck
+        # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+        source venv/bin/activate
+        pip install "aqtinstall==${AQTINSTALL_VERSION}"
         # Install actual ios Qt:
         local qtmultimedia=()
         if [[ ! "${QT_VERSION}" =~ 5\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+ ]]; then
@@ -58,14 +66,13 @@ setup() {
         if [[ ! "${QT_VERSION}" =~ 5\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+  ]]; then
             # Starting with Qt6, ios' qtbase install does no longer include a real qmake binary.
             # Instead, it is a script which invokes the mac desktop qmake.
-            # As of aqtinstall 2.1.0 / 04/2022, desktop qtbase has to be installed manually:
-            python3 -m aqt install-qt --outputdir "${QT_DIR}" mac desktop "${QT_VERSION}" --archives qtbase
+            # As of aqtinstall 2.1.0 / 04/2022, desktop qtbase and qttools including lrelease have to be installed manually:
+            python3 -m aqt install-qt --outputdir "${QT_DIR}" mac desktop "${QT_VERSION}" --archives qtbase qttools
         fi
 
-        # Suppress deprecation of Legacy Build System for now.
-        # TODO: Legacy Build System is removed in xcode 14. Need to migrate
-        # to the Modern Build System instead.
-        /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :DisableBuildSystemDeprecationDiagnostic bool true" /usr/local/opt/qt/"${QT_VERSION}"/ios/mkspecs/macx-xcode/WorkspaceSettings.xcsettings
+        # deactivate and remove venv as aqt is no longer needed from here on
+        deactivate
+        rm -rf venv
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml b/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml
index 2fd765178d..f50d6fa0d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml
@@ -250,15 +250,13 @@ jobs:
 
           - config_name:            iOS (artifacts)
             target_os:              ios
-            building_on_os:         macos-12
-            base_command:           QT_VERSION=5.15.2 ./.github/autobuild/ios.sh
+            building_on_os:         macos-14
+            base_command:           QT_VERSION=6.7.3 ./.github/autobuild/ios.sh
             # Build failed with CodeQL enabled when last tested 03/2022 (#2490).
             # There are no hints that iOS is supposed to be supported by CodeQL.
             # Therefore, disable it:
             run_codeql:             false
-            # Unfortunately, more modern Xcode versions no longer seem to support
-            # Qt 5.15.2. Therefore upgrading to Qt6 is needed in the medium term (#2711)
-            xcode_version:          13.4.1
+            xcode_version:          15.4.0
 
           - config_name:            Windows (artifact+codeQL)
             target_os:              windows