diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a54df0..3187e53 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -354,15 +354,30 @@ if(APPLE AND ENABLE_MACOS_FRAMEWORK)
     set(FRAMEWORK_NAME ChapterForge)
     set(FRAMEWORK_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${FRAMEWORK_NAME}.framework)
     set(FRAMEWORK_VER_DIR ${FRAMEWORK_DIR}/Versions/A)
+    set(FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${FRAMEWORK_NAME}-Info.plist)
     # Ship all public headers (developers can opt into lower-level APIs).
     file(GLOB FRAMEWORK_HEADERS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/*.hpp)
 
+    # Generate the plist at configure time. A multiline echo inside the custom target produces
+    # invalid Makefiles because the generated recipe contains unindented lines.
+    file(WRITE ${FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST}
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n"
+        "<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \"-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN\" \"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd\">\n"
+        "<plist version=\"1.0\">\n"
+        "<dict>\n"
+        "    <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key><string>com.chapterforge</string>\n"
+        "    <key>CFBundleName</key><string>ChapterForge</string>\n"
+        "    <key>CFBundleVersion</key><string>${CHAPTERFORGE_VERSION_DISPLAY}</string>\n"
+        "    <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key><string>${CHAPTERFORGE_VERSION_DISPLAY}</string>\n"
+        "</dict>\n"
+        "</plist>\n")
+
     add_custom_target(ChapterForgeFramework ALL
         DEPENDS chapterforge ${FRAMEWORK_HEADERS}
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${FRAMEWORK_VER_DIR}/Headers
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${FRAMEWORK_VER_DIR}/Resources
-        # Write a minimal Info.plist carrying our version strings.
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "<?xml version=\\\"1.0\\\" encoding=\\\"UTF-8\\\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \\\"-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN\\\" \\\"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd\\\"> \n<plist version=\\\"1.0\\\"> \n<dict> \n    <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key><string>com.chapterforge</string> \n    <key>CFBundleName</key><string>ChapterForge</string> \n    <key>CFBundleVersion</key><string>${CHAPTERFORGE_VERSION_DISPLAY}</string> \n    <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key><string>${CHAPTERFORGE_VERSION_DISPLAY}</string> \n</dict> \n</plist>" > ${FRAMEWORK_VER_DIR}/Resources/Info.plist
+        # Copy the generated Info.plist carrying our version strings.
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST} ${FRAMEWORK_VER_DIR}/Resources/Info.plist
         # Copy the static lib into the bundle as the framework binary.
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy $<TARGET_FILE:chapterforge> ${FRAMEWORK_VER_DIR}/${FRAMEWORK_NAME}
         # Copy public headers.