diff --git a/coin/provisioning/common/macos/install-ffmpeg-ios.sh b/coin/provisioning/common/macos/install-ffmpeg-ios.sh
index acefc2d1..68af516f 100755
--- a/coin/provisioning/common/macos/install-ffmpeg-ios.sh
+++ b/coin/provisioning/common/macos/install-ffmpeg-ios.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ readonly MINIMUM_IOS_VERSION="16.0"
 
 source "${BASH_SOURCE%/*}/../unix/ffmpeg-installation-utils.sh"
 
-ffmpeg_version=$(ffmpeg_version_default)
 ffmpeg_source_dir=$(download_ffmpeg)
+ffmpeg_version="n$(<"${ffmpeg_source_dir}/RELEASE")"
+if [ ! -n "$ffmpeg_version" ]; then
+    echo "Error. Unable to determine FFmpeg version."
+    exit 1
+fi
 ffmpeg_config_options=$(get_ffmpeg_config_options "shared")
 default_prefix="/usr/local/ios/ffmpeg"
 prefix="${1:-$default_prefix}"
diff --git a/coin/provisioning/common/unix/ffmpeg-installation-utils.sh b/coin/provisioning/common/unix/ffmpeg-installation-utils.sh
index 38d91d87..5f7621dd 100755
--- a/coin/provisioning/common/unix/ffmpeg-installation-utils.sh
+++ b/coin/provisioning/common/unix/ffmpeg-installation-utils.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
 
-ffmpeg_version_default() {
-    echo "n7.1.3"
-}
-
 download_ffmpeg() {
-    local version="${1:-$(ffmpeg_version_default)}"
+    local version="${1:-"n7.1.3"}"
     local sha1="${2:-27051817deec88bed3b9652d49f9127d22268d83}"
 
     local ffmpeg_name="FFmpeg-$version"