diff --git a/images/macos/provision/core/rubygem.sh b/images/macos/provision/core/rubygem.sh
index 83639e47..872436f8 100755
--- a/images/macos/provision/core/rubygem.sh
+++ b/images/macos/provision/core/rubygem.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ source ~/utils/utils.sh
 echo Updating RubyGems...
 gem update --system
 
+
+# Freeze xcodeproj 1.18.0 because version 1.19.0 contains breaking changes related to CLANG_WARN_QUOTED_INCLUDE_IN_FRAMEWORK_HEADER flag
+# Related issues:
+# - https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/10153
+# - https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/1804
+# Need to revisit when Cocoapods 1.10.0 is released and added to VM
+gem install xcodeproj -v 1.18.0
+
 echo Installing xcode-install utility...
 gem install xcode-install --force