diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1cabe2faf..24af2979a2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fix `Package@swift-6.1.swift` SPM manifest compilation on Swift 6.1 / Xcode 26 (#7800)
+
 ## 8.58.1
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/Package@swift-6.1.swift b/Package@swift-6.1.swift
index 636c3b8e10..8ccba0b397 100644
--- a/Package@swift-6.1.swift
+++ b/Package@swift-6.1.swift
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ var targets: [Target] = [
 ]
 
 let env = getenv("EXPERIMENTAL_SPM_BUILDS")
-if let env = env, String(cString: env, encoding: .utf8) == "1" {
+if let env = env, String(cString: env) == "1" {
     products.append(.library(name: "SentrySPM", type: .dynamic, targets: ["SentryObjc"]))
     targets.append(contentsOf: [
         // At least one source file is required, therefore we use a dummy class to satisfy the SPM build system