diff --git a/.github/workflows/sample-application.yml b/.github/workflows/sample-application.yml
index 5d5a687904..647719c9a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sample-application.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sample-application.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       caller_ref: ${{ github.ref }}
 
   build-ios:
-    name: Build ${{ matrix.rn-architecture }} ios ${{ matrix.build-type }} ${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks }}
+    name: Build ${{ matrix.rn-architecture }} ios ${{ matrix.build-type }} ${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks }} ${{ matrix.sentry-consumption }}
     runs-on: macos-26-xlarge
     needs: [diff_check, detect-changes]
     if: >-
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ jobs:
         rn-architecture: ["new"]
         ios-use-frameworks: ["no-frameworks"]
         build-type: ["dev", "production"]
+        sentry-consumption: ["spm"]
+        # SPM is the default consumption path for sentry-cocoa on RN >= 0.75.
+        # Keep a single CocoaPods job to catch regressions in the fallback path
+        # used by older React Native versions.
+        include:
+          - rn-architecture: "new"
+            ios-use-frameworks: "no-frameworks"
+            build-type: "production"
+            sentry-consumption: "cocoapods"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
@@ -95,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           [[ "${{ matrix.build-type }}" == "production" ]] && export ENABLE_PROD=1 || export ENABLE_PROD=0
           [[ "${{ matrix.rn-architecture }}" == "new" ]] && export ENABLE_NEW_ARCH=1 || export ENABLE_NEW_ARCH=0
           [[ "${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks }}" == "dynamic-frameworks" ]] && export USE_FRAMEWORKS=dynamic
+          [[ "${{ matrix.sentry-consumption }}" == "cocoapods" ]] && export SENTRY_USE_SPM=0
 
           ./scripts/pod-install.sh
 
@@ -112,7 +122,9 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/build-ios.sh
 
       - name: Archive iOS App
-        if: ${{ matrix.rn-architecture == 'new' && matrix.build-type == 'production' && matrix.ios-use-frameworks == 'no-frameworks' }}
+        # Only upload from the SPM job (the default consumption path) to avoid
+        # duplicate artifact names when the CocoaPods regression job runs.
+        if: ${{ matrix.rn-architecture == 'new' && matrix.build-type == 'production' && matrix.ios-use-frameworks == 'no-frameworks' && matrix.sentry-consumption == 'spm' }}
         working-directory: ${{ env.REACT_NATIVE_SAMPLE_PATH }}
         run: |
           zip -r \
@@ -120,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
             sentryreactnativesample.app
 
       - name: Upload iOS APP
-        if: ${{ matrix.rn-architecture == 'new' && matrix.build-type == 'production' && matrix.ios-use-frameworks == 'no-frameworks' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.rn-architecture == 'new' && matrix.build-type == 'production' && matrix.ios-use-frameworks == 'no-frameworks' && matrix.sentry-consumption == 'spm' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: sample-rn-${{ matrix.rn-architecture }}-${{ matrix.build-type }}-${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks}}-ios
@@ -131,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ always() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
-          name: build-sample-${{ matrix.rn-architecture }}-ios-${{ matrix.build-type }}-${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks}}-logs
+          name: build-sample-${{ matrix.rn-architecture }}-ios-${{ matrix.build-type }}-${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks}}-${{ matrix.sentry-consumption }}-logs
           path: ${{ env.REACT_NATIVE_SAMPLE_PATH }}/ios/*.log
 
   build-android:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 37243643ca..ca01437b0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 ### Changes
 
 - Default `mobileReplayIntegration({ networkCaptureBodies })` to `true`, matching the iOS and Android native SDK defaults ([#6372](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6372))
+- Consume `sentry-cocoa` via Swift Package Manager by default on React Native >= 0.75 ([#6381](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6381))
+
+  **Warning**
+
+  **This may be a breaking change for some setups.** On RN 0.75+, `pod install` now pulls Sentry as a pre-built binary xcframework, instead of building Sentry from source as a CocoaPod. If your iOS build breaks after upgrading (e.g. when another pod also depends on the `Sentry` CocoaPod), set `SENTRY_USE_SPM=0` before `pod install` to restore the previous behavior. On older React Native versions the SPM helper is unavailable and RNSentry transparently falls back to the CocoaPods source build. Use `SENTRY_USE_SPM=1` to require SPM.
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec b/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
index ea38efc95b..63763c1124 100644
--- a/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
+++ b/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
@@ -56,20 +56,30 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   sentry_cocoa_version = '9.19.0'
 
-  # Opt-in to consuming sentry-cocoa via Swift Package Manager.
-  # When `SENTRY_USE_SPM=1` is set, RNSentry pulls `Sentry` from the
-  # sentry-cocoa SPM package as a binary xcframework instead of from
-  # the Sentry CocoaPods source build. Defaults to CocoaPods consumption
-  # for backward compatibility with the full RN version range we support.
+  # Consume sentry-cocoa via Swift Package Manager by default.
   #
-  # Requires React Native >= 0.75 because the SPM helper
-  # (`react-native/scripts/cocoapods/spm.rb`) is loaded transitively from
-  # the Podfile via `react_native_pods.rb`.
-  if ENV['SENTRY_USE_SPM'] == '1'
-    unless defined?(SPM) && SPM.respond_to?(:dependency)
+  # On React Native >= 0.75, RNSentry pulls `Sentry` from the sentry-cocoa SPM
+  # package (a pre-built binary xcframework). On older RN, the SPM helper
+  # (`react-native/scripts/cocoapods/spm.rb`) is not available and we
+  # transparently fall back to the Sentry CocoaPods source build.
+  #
+  # Override the choice with the `SENTRY_USE_SPM` environment variable:
+  #   * `SENTRY_USE_SPM=0` — force CocoaPods consumption even on RN >= 0.75.
+  #   * `SENTRY_USE_SPM=1` — force SPM (errors if the helper is unavailable).
+  spm_helper_available = defined?(SPM) && SPM.respond_to?(:dependency)
+  env_use_spm = ENV['SENTRY_USE_SPM']
+  use_spm = case env_use_spm
+            when '1' then true
+            when '0' then false
+            else supports_spm(rn_version) && spm_helper_available
+            end
+
+  if use_spm
+    unless spm_helper_available
       raise 'SENTRY_USE_SPM=1 is set but the SPM helper is not loaded. ' \
-            'This requires React Native >= 0.75 and a Podfile that imports ' \
-            'react_native_pods.rb.'
+            'This requires React Native >= 0.75 and a Podfile that loads ' \
+            '`react_native_pods.rb`. Either upgrade React Native, or set ' \
+            'SENTRY_USE_SPM=0 to fall back to the Sentry CocoaPods build.'
     end
     SPM.dependency(s,
       url: 'https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa',
diff --git a/packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb b/packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb
index 5dc57a3b52..36d1bc0da0 100644
--- a/packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb
+++ b/packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb
@@ -40,3 +40,12 @@ def should_use_folly_flags(rn_version)
 def is_new_hermes_runtime(rn_version)
   return (rn_version[:major] >= 1 || (rn_version[:major] == 0 && rn_version[:minor] >= 81))
 end
+
+# React Native >= 0.75 transitively loads `react-native/scripts/cocoapods/spm.rb`
+# via `react_native_pods.rb`, which exposes the `SPM` helper that the RNSentry
+# podspec uses to pull `sentry-cocoa` as a Swift Package binary xcframework.
+# Below 0.75 the helper is unavailable and we fall back to consuming Sentry as
+# a regular CocoaPods source build.
+def supports_spm(rn_version)
+  return (rn_version[:major] >= 1 || (rn_version[:major] == 0 && rn_version[:minor] >= 75))
+end
diff --git a/scripts/clang-format.sh b/scripts/clang-format.sh
index 6a642f4215..b9e94c77d1 100755
--- a/scripts/clang-format.sh
+++ b/scripts/clang-format.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ cmd="find . -type f \( \
     -path \"**android/build/**\" -or \
     -path \"**.cxx/**\" -or \
     -path \"**build/generated/**\" -or \
+    -path \"**/DerivedData/**\" -or \
     -path \"**/Carthage/Checkouts/*\" -or \
     -path \"**/libs/**\" -or \
     -path \"**/.yalc/**\" -or \