diff --git a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/CHANGELOG.md
index b04a048aa57920..daf77196da7d4c 100644
--- a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
 - Fix `getApplicationIdAsync` and `setPackageInBuildGradle` failing with the Gradle assignment syntax (`applicationId = '...'`). ([#47711](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/47711) by [@idoyana](https://github.com/idoyana))
+- [iOS] Quote and escape keys and values written to `.strings` files. ([#49605](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49605) by [@jakex7](https://github.com/jakex7))
 
 ### 💡 Others
 
diff --git a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/Locales.ts b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/Locales.ts
index 56e4cb609cfc61..ecdbda93df00a2 100644
--- a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/Locales.ts
+++ b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/Locales.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ export const withLocales: ConfigPlugin = (config) => {
   });
 };
 
+function escapeStringsLiteral(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"').replace(/\n/g, '\\n');
+}
+
 export async function writeStringsFile({
   localesMap,
   supportingDirectory,
@@ -40,7 +44,9 @@ export async function writeStringsFile({
     const strings = path.join(dir, fileName);
     const buffer = [];
     for (const [plistKey, localVersion] of Object.entries(localizationObj)) {
-      buffer.push(`${plistKey} = "${localVersion}";`);
+      buffer.push(
+        `"${escapeStringsLiteral(plistKey)}" = "${escapeStringsLiteral(String(localVersion))}";`
+      );
     }
     // Write the file to the file system.
     await fs.promises.writeFile(strings, buffer.join('\n'));
diff --git a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/Locales-test.ts b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/Locales-test.ts
index 6153f40f1f4775..59c3aa62f36e5a 100644
--- a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/Locales-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/Locales-test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ describe('e2e: iOS locales', () => {
           ios: {
             'Localizable.strings': {
               NOTIF_KEY: 'de-notification',
+              'Sample Widget': 'DE Sample Widget',
+              'A sample widget.': 'DE A sample widget.',
+              'A "quoted" key': 'DE A "quoted" key',
             },
           },
           android: {
@@ -125,18 +128,25 @@ describe('e2e: iOS locales', () => {
     expect(after[infoPlists[0]!]).toMatchSnapshot();
     // Test that the inlined locale is resolved.
     expect(after[infoPlists[1]!]).toMatch(/spanish-name/);
-    expect(after[infoPlists[2]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"CFBundleDisplayName = "us-name";"`);
+    expect(after[infoPlists[2]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`""CFBundleDisplayName" = "us-name";"`);
     expect(after[infoPlists[3]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "CFBundleDisplayName = "us-name";
-      app_name = "us-name";"
+      ""CFBundleDisplayName" = "us-name";
+      "app_name" = "us-name";"
     `);
-    expect(after[infoPlists[4]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"CFBundleDisplayName = "ar-name";"`);
+    expect(after[infoPlists[4]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`""CFBundleDisplayName" = "ar-name";"`);
     expect(localizableStrings).toStrictEqual([
       'ios/testproject/Supporting/ar.lproj/Localizable.strings',
       'ios/testproject/Supporting/de.lproj/Localizable.strings',
     ]);
-    expect(after[localizableStrings[0]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"NOTIF_KEY = "ar-notification";"`);
-    expect(after[localizableStrings[1]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"NOTIF_KEY = "de-notification";"`);
+    expect(after[localizableStrings[0]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      `""NOTIF_KEY" = "ar-notification";"`
+    );
+    expect(after[localizableStrings[1]!]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      ""NOTIF_KEY" = "de-notification";
+      "Sample Widget" = "DE Sample Widget";
+      "A sample widget." = "DE A sample widget.";
+      "A \\"quoted\\" key" = "DE A \\"quoted\\" key";"
+    `);
 
     // Test a warning is thrown for an invalid locale JSON file.
     expect(WarningAggregator.addWarningForPlatform).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/__snapshots__/Locales-test.ts.snap b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/__snapshots__/Locales-test.ts.snap
index 0f34bec6d5d75d..342e3cd1398d2c 100644
--- a/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/__snapshots__/Locales-test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/@expo/config-plugins/src/ios/__tests__/__snapshots__/Locales-test.ts.snap
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`e2e: iOS locales writes all the image files expected 1`] = `"CFBundleDisplayName = "french-name";"`;
+exports[`e2e: iOS locales writes all the image files expected 1`] = `""CFBundleDisplayName" = "french-name";"`;
diff --git a/packages/@expo/prebuild-config/src/plugins/__tests__/withDefaultPlugins-test.ts b/packages/@expo/prebuild-config/src/plugins/__tests__/withDefaultPlugins-test.ts
index 3d10ec362d3b67..94a6d49159dfd9 100644
--- a/packages/@expo/prebuild-config/src/plugins/__tests__/withDefaultPlugins-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@expo/prebuild-config/src/plugins/__tests__/withDefaultPlugins-test.ts
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ describe('built-in plugins', () => {
     expect(after['ios/HelloWorld/Info.plist']).toMatch('UIApplicationSceneManifest');
     expect(after['ios/HelloWorld/Info.plist']).toMatch('$(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME).SceneDelegate');
     expect(after['ios/HelloWorld/Supporting/en.lproj/InfoPlist.strings']).toMatch(
-      /foo = "uhh bar"/
+      /"foo" = "uhh bar"/
     );
     expect(after['ios/HelloWorld/GoogleService-Info.plist']).toBe(googleServiceInfoFixture);
 
diff --git a/packages/create-expo-module/package.json b/packages/create-expo-module/package.json
index 1b2bb52b3c2874..a58b6ffd33f421 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo-module/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-expo-module/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@
     "build"
   ],
   "main": "build/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./build/index.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",
diff --git a/packages/create-expo-module/src/create-expo-module.ts b/packages/create-expo-module/src/create-expo-module.ts
index ca0e19f3b2ad4c..2fbbad452cd09e 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo-module/src/create-expo-module.ts
+++ b/packages/create-expo-module/src/create-expo-module.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,16 @@ import { findGitHubEmail, findMyName } from './utils/git';
 import { findGitHubUserFromEmail, guessRepoUrl } from './utils/github';
 import { newStep } from './utils/ora';
 
+const PACKAGE_NAME = 'create-expo-module';
 const debug = require('debug')('create-expo-module:main') as typeof console.log;
-const packageJson = require('../package.json');
+
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo-module/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 // `yarn run` may change the current working dir, then we should use `INIT_CWD` env.
 const CWD = process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd();
@@ -462,7 +470,8 @@ async function createGitRepositoryAsync(targetDir: string) {
   await spawnAsync('git', ['init'], { stdio: 'ignore', cwd: targetDir });
   await spawnAsync('git', ['add', '-A'], { stdio: 'ignore', cwd: targetDir });
 
-  const commitMsg = `Initial commit\n\nGenerated by ${packageJson.name} ${packageJson.version}.`;
+  const pkg = getPackageJson();
+  const commitMsg = `Initial commit\n\nGenerated by ${pkg?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME} ${pkg?.version ?? '0.0.0'}.`;
   await spawnAsync('git', ['commit', '-m', commitMsg], {
     stdio: 'ignore',
     cwd: targetDir,
@@ -875,9 +884,9 @@ const program = new Command();
 program.enablePositionalOptions();
 
 program
-  .name(packageJson.name)
-  .version(packageJson.version)
-  .description(packageJson.description)
+  .name(getPackageJson()?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME)
+  .version(getPackageJson()?.version ?? '0.0.0')
+  .description(getPackageJson()?.description ?? '')
   .arguments('[path]')
   .option(
     '-s, --source <source_dir>',
diff --git a/packages/create-expo-module/src/telemetry.ts b/packages/create-expo-module/src/telemetry.ts
index 9400f2017581f0..3cd6552f6de19d 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo-module/src/telemetry.ts
+++ b/packages/create-expo-module/src/telemetry.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import type { CommandOptions } from './types';
 import { env } from './utils/env';
 
-const packageJson = require('../package.json');
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo-module/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 /** The telemetry client instance to use */
 let client: TelemetryClient | null = null;
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ function getTelemetryContext() {
 
   return {
     os: { name: PLATFORM_NAMES[os.platform()] ?? os.platform(), version: os.release() },
-    app: { name: 'create-expo-module', version: packageJson.version ?? undefined },
+    app: { name: 'create-expo-module', version: getPackageJson()?.version ?? undefined },
   };
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ export async function logEventAsync(event: Event) {
 
   const commonProperties = {
     source: 'create-expo-module',
-    source_version: packageJson.version ?? undefined,
+    source_version: getPackageJson()?.version ?? undefined,
   };
 
   getTelemetryClient().track({
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/create-expo/CHANGELOG.md
index 13984d99114516..f6a4fcbea3f238 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/create-expo/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 - Support npm@12's dictionary-based `npm pack --json` format ([#48761](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/48761) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
 - Print the "make sure you have modules installed" warning when the dependency install fails ([#48929](https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/48929)) ([#48946](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/48946) by [@expo-bot](https://github.com/expo-bot))
+- [Internal] Fix sporadic `ncc` build failures ([#49615](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49615) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
 
 ### 💡 Others
 
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/package.json b/packages/create-expo/package.json
index e1251c8f90c30c..a4996244dae9d6 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-expo/package.json
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@
     "build",
     "template"
   ],
-  "main": "build",
+  "main": "build/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./build/index.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/cli.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/cli.ts
index e541cdd63ab8a9..76d0a16bbeb8c5 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/create-expo/src/cli.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,22 @@
 import type { Spec } from 'arg';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 
-import { CLI_NAME } from './cmd';
 import { ExitError } from './error';
 import { Log } from './log';
 import { formatSelfCommand } from './resolvePackageManager';
 import { assertWithOptionsArgs, printHelp, resolveStringOrBooleanArgsAsync } from './utils/args';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './utils/update-check';
 
 const debug = require('debug')('expo:init:cli') as typeof console.log;
 
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
 async function run() {
   const argv = process.argv.slice(2) ?? [];
   const rawArgsMap: Spec = {
@@ -30,14 +38,14 @@ async function run() {
   });
 
   if (args['--version']) {
-    Log.exit(require('../package.json').version, 0);
+    Log.exit(getPackageJson()?.version ?? '0.0.0', 0);
   }
 
   if (args['--help']) {
-    const nameWithoutCreate = CLI_NAME.replace('create-', '');
+    const nameWithoutCreate = PACKAGE_NAME.replace('create-', '');
     printHelp(
       `Creates a new Expo project`,
-      chalk`npx ${CLI_NAME} {cyan <path>} [options]`,
+      chalk`npx ${PACKAGE_NAME} {cyan <path>} [options]`,
       [
         `-y, --yes             Use the default options for creating a project`,
         `    --no-install      Skip installing npm packages or CocoaPods`,
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ async function run() {
     {gray The package manager used for installing}
     {gray node modules is based on how you invoke the CLI:}
 
-    {bold  npm:} {cyan npx ${CLI_NAME}}
+    {bold  npm:} {cyan npx ${PACKAGE_NAME}}
     {bold yarn:} {cyan yarn create ${nameWithoutCreate}}
     {bold pnpm:} {cyan pnpm create ${nameWithoutCreate}}
     {bold  bun:} {cyan bun create ${nameWithoutCreate}}
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/cmd.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/cmd.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fd307f9dda93f9..00000000000000
--- a/packages/create-expo/src/cmd.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export const CLI_NAME = require('../package.json').name;
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/index.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/index.ts
index dee0d77fdc0e59..8ccc2d126d36bb 100755
--- a/packages/create-expo/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-expo/src/index.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 import Debug from 'debug';
 import { boolish } from 'getenv';
 
-import { CLI_NAME } from './cmd';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './utils/update-check';
 
 // Set the title of the process
-process.title = CLI_NAME;
+process.title = PACKAGE_NAME;
 
 // Setup before requiring `debug`.
 if (boolish('EXPO_DEBUG', false)) {
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/resolvePackageManager.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/resolvePackageManager.ts
index 2d24fb32f0b233..3dc6fe5f8a6e7a 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo/src/resolvePackageManager.ts
+++ b/packages/create-expo/src/resolvePackageManager.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as PackageManager from '@expo/package-manager';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 
-import { CLI_NAME } from './cmd';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './utils/update-check';
 
 export type PackageManagerName = 'npm' | 'pnpm' | 'yarn' | 'bun' | 'nub';
 
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ export function formatSelfCommand() {
   const packageManager = resolvePackageManager();
   switch (packageManager) {
     case 'pnpm':
-      return `pnpx ${CLI_NAME}`;
+      return `pnpx ${PACKAGE_NAME}`;
     case 'bun':
-      return `bunx ${CLI_NAME}`;
+      return `bunx ${PACKAGE_NAME}`;
     case 'nub':
-      return `nubx ${CLI_NAME}`;
+      return `nubx ${PACKAGE_NAME}`;
     case 'yarn':
     case 'npm':
     default:
-      return `npx ${CLI_NAME}`;
+      return `npx ${PACKAGE_NAME}`;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/telemetry.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/telemetry.ts
index ef95da4103e979..980fbb2d08468c 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo/src/telemetry.ts
+++ b/packages/create-expo/src/telemetry.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,20 @@ import os from 'os';
 import { dotExpoHomeDirectory, getStateJsonPath } from './paths';
 import { getSession } from './sessionStorage';
 import { env } from './utils/env';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './utils/update-check';
 
-const packageJSON = require('../package.json');
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 const xdlUnifiedWriteKey = '1wabJGd5IiuF9Q8SGlcI90v8WTs';
 const analyticsEndpoint = 'https://cdp.expo.dev/v1/batch';
 const version = '1.0.0';
-const library = packageJSON.name;
+const library = PACKAGE_NAME;
 
 //#region mostly copied from @expo/rudder-sdk-node https://github.com/expo/rudder-sdk-node/blob/main/index.ts
 // some changes include:
@@ -177,7 +184,7 @@ function getAnalyticsContext(): Record<string, any> {
   return {
     os: { name: platform, version: os.release() },
     device: { type: platform, model: platform },
-    app: { name: library, version: packageJSON.version },
+    app: { name: library, version: getPackageJson()?.version ?? undefined },
   };
 }
 //#endregion
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/utils/git.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/utils/git.ts
index 91eebeed3ae07d..6e048da3363c94 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo/src/utils/git.ts
+++ b/packages/create-expo/src/utils/git.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,18 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 
 import { env } from './env';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from './update-check';
 
 const debug = require('debug')('expo:init:git') as typeof console.log;
 
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
 /** Check if the given directory is inside an existing git repository */
 async function isInsideGitRepoAsync(root: string): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
@@ -59,14 +68,14 @@ export async function initGitRepoAsync(root: string) {
     debug(chalk.dim('User chose to initialize git inside existing repo.'));
   }
 
-  const packageJSON = require('../package.json');
+  const packageJSON = getPackageJson();
 
   // not in git tree, so let's init
   try {
     await spawnAsync('git', ['init'], { stdio: 'ignore', cwd: root });
     await spawnAsync('git', ['add', '-A'], { stdio: 'ignore', cwd: root });
 
-    const commitMsg = `Initial commit\n\nGenerated by ${packageJSON.name} ${packageJSON.version}.`;
+    const commitMsg = `Initial commit\n\nGenerated by ${packageJSON?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME} ${packageJSON?.version ?? '0.0.0'}.`;
     await spawnAsync('git', ['commit', '-m', commitMsg], {
       stdio: 'ignore',
       cwd: root,
diff --git a/packages/create-expo/src/utils/update-check.ts b/packages/create-expo/src/utils/update-check.ts
index 3397589487d72b..c857e402c6a9cc 100644
--- a/packages/create-expo/src/utils/update-check.ts
+++ b/packages/create-expo/src/utils/update-check.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import checkForUpdate from 'update-check';
 
-const packageJson = require('../package.json');
+export const PACKAGE_NAME = 'create-expo';
+
+const getPackageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('create-expo/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 const debug = require('debug')('expo:init:update-check') as typeof console.log;
 
 export default async function shouldUpdate(): Promise<void> {
   try {
-    const res = await checkForUpdate(packageJson);
+    const pkg = getPackageJson();
+    const res = await checkForUpdate(pkg);
     if (res?.latest) {
       console.log();
-      console.log(chalk.yellow.bold(`A new version of \`${packageJson.name}\` is available`));
-      console.log(chalk`You can update by running: {cyan npm install -g ${packageJson.name}}`);
+      console.log(
+        chalk.yellow.bold(`A new version of \`${pkg?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME}\` is available`)
+      );
+      console.log(
+        chalk`You can update by running: {cyan npm install -g ${pkg?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME}}`
+      );
       console.log();
     }
   } catch (error: any) {
diff --git a/packages/expo-doctor/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo-doctor/CHANGELOG.md
index 25b65dcfb137e9..f47a440556534a 100644
--- a/packages/expo-doctor/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo-doctor/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - [Internal] Prevent `ncc` from removing dynamic requires where we need them ([#48887](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/48887) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
 - Keep loaded `.env` values out of `expo install --check`. ([#48845](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/48845) by [@ramonclaudio](https://github.com/ramonclaudio))
 - Report a stale `@expo/dom-webview` left over from an older SDK in the overridden dependency check. ([#49345](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49345) by [@expo-bot](https://github.com/expo-bot))
+- [Internal] Fix sporadic `ncc` build failures ([#49615](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49615) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
 
 ### 💡 Others
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-doctor/package.json b/packages/expo-doctor/package.json
index 40f116ab559561..1a56b9c221faad 100644
--- a/packages/expo-doctor/package.json
+++ b/packages/expo-doctor/package.json
@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@
     "build"
   ],
   "main": "build/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./build/index.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",
diff --git a/packages/expo-doctor/src/index.ts b/packages/expo-doctor/src/index.ts
index b3990424b918af..66999e095edcd4 100644
--- a/packages/expo-doctor/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-doctor/src/index.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ if (boolish('EXPO_DEBUG', false)) {
   process.env.EXPO_DEBUG = '1';
 }
 
-const packageJson = () => require('../package.json');
+const packageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('expo-doctor/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 async function run() {
   const args = process.argv.slice(2);
@@ -62,13 +68,13 @@ async function run() {
   });
 
   if (showVerboseTestResults) {
-    console.log(`expo-doctor: v${packageJson().version}`);
+    console.log(`expo-doctor: v${packageJson()?.version ?? '0.0.0'}`);
   }
   await actionAsync(projectRoot, showVerboseTestResults);
 }
 
 function logVersionAndExit() {
-  console.log(packageJson().version);
+  console.log(packageJson()?.version ?? '0.0.0');
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-env-info/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo-env-info/CHANGELOG.md
index 75e420e5b5b535..2ce8eb76ab3512 100644
--- a/packages/expo-env-info/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo-env-info/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
+- [Internal] Fix sporadic `ncc` build failures ([#49615](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49615) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
+
 ### 💡 Others
 
 ## 2.1.0 - 2026-06-25
diff --git a/packages/expo-env-info/package.json b/packages/expo-env-info/package.json
index 100db202bf3c3a..17311e92a908a0 100644
--- a/packages/expo-env-info/package.json
+++ b/packages/expo-env-info/package.json
@@ -25,8 +25,14 @@
     "build"
   ],
   "main": "./build/main.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "build/main.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@
     "@types/envinfo": "^7.8.1",
     "@types/jest": "^29.2.1",
     "@types/node": "^22.14.0",
+    "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.4",
     "expo-module-scripts": "workspace:*",
     "memfs": "^3.2.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/expo-env-info/src/index.ts b/packages/expo-env-info/src/index.ts
index b1f99073c61a9a..be10a0f87d3ebd 100644
--- a/packages/expo-env-info/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-env-info/src/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import path from 'path';
 
 import { actionAsync } from './diagnosticsAsync';
 
-const packageJson = () => require('../package.json');
+const packageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('expo-env-info/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 async function run() {
   const args = process.argv.slice(2);
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ async function run() {
 }
 
 function logVersionAndExit() {
-  console.log(packageJson().version);
+  console.log(packageJson()?.version ?? '0.0.0');
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-widgets/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo-widgets/CHANGELOG.md
index 34ceea5f878748..ed36494976d158 100644
--- a/packages/expo-widgets/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo-widgets/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
+- [iOS] Localize widget gallery names and descriptions using the app's `Localizable.strings` files. ([#49606](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49606) by [@jakex7](https://github.com/jakex7))
 - [iOS] Fix widget and Live Activity `Text` modifiers being applied twice. ([#49535](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49535) by [@gee1k](https://github.com/gee1k))
 - Resolve deep `react-native/*` imports as empty modules when bundling widget layouts, fixing every widget failing with "Could not create context for layout evaluation" after `@expo/ui` 57.0.14 introduced such an import. ([#49491](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49491) by [@usmsam](https://github.com/usmsam))
 - [iOS] Fix XCFramework precompilation failing on the unguarded `ActivityViewContext` parameter of `getLiveActivityEnvironment`, which requires iOS 16.1. ([#49076](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49076) by [@brentvatne](https://github.com/brentvatne))
diff --git a/packages/expo-widgets/plugin/src/ios/xcode/addBuildPhases.ts b/packages/expo-widgets/plugin/src/ios/xcode/addBuildPhases.ts
index 8956f415083928..73964b497033c2 100644
--- a/packages/expo-widgets/plugin/src/ios/xcode/addBuildPhases.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-widgets/plugin/src/ios/xcode/addBuildPhases.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-import { XcodeProject } from 'expo/config-plugins';
+import type { XcodeProject } from 'expo/config-plugins';
 import type { PBXFile } from 'xcode';
 
 type BuildPhase = {
   files: { value: string; comment: string }[];
 };
 
-type BuildPhaseType = 'PBXSourcesBuildPhase' | 'PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase' | 'PBXFrameworksBuildPhase';
+type BuildPhaseType =
+  | 'PBXSourcesBuildPhase'
+  | 'PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase'
+  | 'PBXFrameworksBuildPhase'
+  | 'PBXResourcesBuildPhase';
 
 type ProductFile = PBXFile & {
   uuid: string;
@@ -21,11 +25,13 @@ export function addBuildPhases(
     groupName,
     productFile,
     widgetFiles,
+    resourceFileRefs,
   }: {
     targetUuid: string;
     groupName: string;
     productFile: ProductFile;
     widgetFiles: string[];
+    resourceFileRefs: string[];
   }
 ) {
   const buildPath = `""`;
@@ -75,6 +81,47 @@ export function addBuildPhases(
     xcodeProject.addToPbxBuildFileSection(productFile);
   }
 
+  if (
+    resourceFileRefs.length > 0 &&
+    !getBuildPhaseObject(xcodeProject, 'PBXResourcesBuildPhase', targetUuid)
+  ) {
+    xcodeProject.addBuildPhase(
+      [],
+      'PBXResourcesBuildPhase',
+      'Resources',
+      targetUuid,
+      folderType,
+      buildPath
+    );
+  }
+
+  const resourcesBuildPhase = getBuildPhaseObject(
+    xcodeProject,
+    'PBXResourcesBuildPhase',
+    targetUuid
+  );
+  const buildFiles = xcodeProject.pbxBuildFileSection();
+  for (const fileRef of new Set(resourceFileRefs)) {
+    if (
+      !resourcesBuildPhase ||
+      resourcesBuildPhase.files.some(({ value }) => buildFiles[value]?.fileRef === fileRef)
+    ) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const resourceBuildFile = {
+      uuid: xcodeProject.generateUuid(),
+      fileRef,
+      target: targetUuid,
+      basename: 'Localizable.strings',
+      group: 'Resources',
+    } as ProductFile;
+    xcodeProject.addToPbxBuildFileSection(resourceBuildFile);
+    resourcesBuildPhase.files.push({
+      value: resourceBuildFile.uuid,
+      comment: `${resourceBuildFile.basename} in ${resourceBuildFile.group}`,
+    });
+  }
+
   // Frameworks build phase
   if (!getBuildPhaseObject(xcodeProject, 'PBXFrameworksBuildPhase', targetUuid)) {
     xcodeProject.addBuildPhase(
diff --git a/packages/expo-widgets/plugin/src/ios/xcode/withTargetXcodeProject.ts b/packages/expo-widgets/plugin/src/ios/xcode/withTargetXcodeProject.ts
index 5f0c1b1f5f35dd..13f5db4c7588d8 100644
--- a/packages/expo-widgets/plugin/src/ios/xcode/withTargetXcodeProject.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-widgets/plugin/src/ios/xcode/withTargetXcodeProject.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ConfigPlugin, withXcodeProject } from 'expo/config-plugins';
+import { ConfigPlugin, withXcodeProject, type XcodeProject } from 'expo/config-plugins';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import { addBuildPhases } from './addBuildPhases';
@@ -17,6 +17,37 @@ type TargetXcodeProjectProps = {
   getFileUris: () => string[];
 };
 
+type PbxGroup = {
+  children: { value: string; comment?: string }[];
+};
+
+function getGroupAtPath(xcodeProject: XcodeProject, groupPath: string): PbxGroup | null {
+  const { firstProject } = xcodeProject.getFirstProject();
+  let group = xcodeProject.getPBXGroupByKey(firstProject.mainGroup) as PbxGroup | undefined;
+
+  for (const component of groupPath.split('/')) {
+    const child = group?.children.find(({ comment }) => comment === component);
+    if (!child) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    group = xcodeProject.getPBXGroupByKey(child.value) as PbxGroup | undefined;
+  }
+
+  return group ?? null;
+}
+
+export function getLocalizableStringsFileRefs(
+  xcodeProject: XcodeProject,
+  projectName: string,
+  languages: string[]
+): string[] {
+  return languages.flatMap((language) => {
+    const localeGroup = getGroupAtPath(xcodeProject, `${projectName}/Supporting/${language}.lproj`);
+    const file = localeGroup?.children.find(({ comment }) => comment === 'Localizable.strings');
+    return file ? [file.value] : [];
+  });
+}
+
 const withTargetXcodeProject: ConfigPlugin<TargetXcodeProjectProps> = (
   config,
   { targetName, bundleIdentifier, deploymentTarget, appleTeamId, getFileUris }
@@ -58,12 +89,17 @@ const withTargetXcodeProject: ConfigPlugin<TargetXcodeProjectProps> = (
     const targetDirectory = path.join(projectRoot, targetName);
     const relativePaths = getFileUris().map((file) => path.relative(targetDirectory, file));
     const swiftWidgetFiles = relativePaths.filter((file) => file.endsWith('.swift'));
+    const languages = Object.keys(config.locales ?? {});
+    const localizableStringsFileRefs = languages.length
+      ? getLocalizableStringsFileRefs(xcodeProject, config.modRequest.projectName!, languages)
+      : [];
 
     addBuildPhases(xcodeProject, {
       targetUuid: target.uuid,
       groupName,
       productFile,
       widgetFiles: swiftWidgetFiles,
+      resourceFileRefs: localizableStringsFileRefs,
     });
 
     addPbxGroup(xcodeProject, {
diff --git a/packages/install-expo-modules/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/install-expo-modules/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f9449aab0f61f..138442a1d0c660 100644
--- a/packages/install-expo-modules/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/install-expo-modules/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
+- [Internal] Fix sporadic `ncc` build failures ([#49615](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49615) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
+
 ### 💡 Others
 
 ## 0.16.0 - 2026-06-25
diff --git a/packages/install-expo-modules/package.json b/packages/install-expo-modules/package.json
index 3f784a05994cc5..0990dc40a1b946 100644
--- a/packages/install-expo-modules/package.json
+++ b/packages/install-expo-modules/package.json
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@
     "build"
   ],
   "main": "build/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "build/index.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",
diff --git a/packages/install-expo-modules/src/index.ts b/packages/install-expo-modules/src/index.ts
index f451e04690eb29..137c92f4a021a3 100644
--- a/packages/install-expo-modules/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/install-expo-modules/src/index.ts
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ import {
 } from './utils/packageInstaller';
 import { normalizeProjectRootAsync } from './utils/projectRoot';
 
-const packageJSON = require('../package.json');
+let packageJSON = null;
+try {
+  packageJSON = require('install-expo-modules/package.json');
+} catch {}
 
-const program = new Command(packageJSON.name)
-  .version(packageJSON.version)
+const program = new Command(packageJSON?.name ?? 'install-expo-modules')
+  .version(packageJSON?.version ?? '0.0.0')
   .arguments('[project-directory]')
   .usage(`${chalk.green('[project-directory]')} [options]`)
   .description('Install expo-modules into your project')
diff --git a/packages/pod-install/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/pod-install/CHANGELOG.md
index 74ab728cac02f5..6f2a5604b712fd 100644
--- a/packages/pod-install/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/pod-install/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
+- [Internal] Fix sporadic `ncc` build failures ([#49615](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49615) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
+
 ### 💡 Others
 
 ## 1.1.0 - 2026-06-25
diff --git a/packages/pod-install/package.json b/packages/pod-install/package.json
index 5e925109b528a5..85c987e3da2032 100644
--- a/packages/pod-install/package.json
+++ b/packages/pod-install/package.json
@@ -24,8 +24,14 @@
     "build"
   ],
   "main": "./build/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./build/index.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@expo/package-manager": "workspace:*",
+    "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.4",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "commander": "^12.1.0",
     "expo-module-scripts": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/pod-install/src/index.ts b/packages/pod-install/src/index.ts
index d03752ae9a36cb..6f2bbfe6ad6835 100644
--- a/packages/pod-install/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pod-install/src/index.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@ import { Command } from 'commander';
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { join, resolve } from 'path';
 
-import shouldUpdate from './update';
+import shouldUpdate, { PACKAGE_NAME } from './update';
 import { learnMore } from './utils';
 
-const packageJSON = require('../package.json');
+const packageJSON = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('pod-install/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
 function info(message: string) {
   if (!program.opts().quiet) {
@@ -84,8 +90,8 @@ async function runAsync(maybeProjectDirectory?: string): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
-const program = new Command(packageJSON.name)
-  .version(packageJSON.version)
+const program = new Command(packageJSON()?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME)
+  .version(packageJSON()?.version ?? '0.0.0')
   .arguments('[project-directory]')
   .usage(`${chalk.green('[project-directory]')} [options]`)
   .description(
diff --git a/packages/pod-install/src/update.ts b/packages/pod-install/src/update.ts
index 7aa0220b5ea6b6..e6d5b864e6722f 100644
--- a/packages/pod-install/src/update.ts
+++ b/packages/pod-install/src/update.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import checkForUpdate from 'update-check';
 
+export const PACKAGE_NAME = 'pod-install';
+
 export default async function shouldUpdate() {
-  const packageJson = require('../package.json');
+  const packageJson = () => {
+    try {
+      return require('uri-scheme/package.json');
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  };
 
-  const update = checkForUpdate(packageJson).catch(() => null);
+  const update = checkForUpdate(packageJson()).catch(() => null);
 
   try {
     const res = await update;
     if (res && res.latest) {
+      const _packageJson = packageJson();
       console.log();
-      console.log(chalk.yellow.bold(`A new version of \`${packageJson.name}\` is available`));
-      console.log('You can update by running: ' + chalk.cyan(`npm i -g ${packageJson.name}`));
+      console.log(
+        chalk.yellow.bold(`A new version of \`${_packageJson?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME}\` is available`)
+      );
+      console.log(
+        'You can update by running: ' + chalk.cyan(`npm i -g ${_packageJson?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME}`)
+      );
       console.log();
     }
   } catch {
diff --git a/packages/submit-expo-feedback/package.json b/packages/submit-expo-feedback/package.json
index 594f86766fda36..841002b322e47a 100644
--- a/packages/submit-expo-feedback/package.json
+++ b/packages/submit-expo-feedback/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,17 @@
   ],
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "types": "build/index.d.ts",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "types": "./build/index.d.ts",
+      "default": "./build/index.js"
+    },
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ -e typescript",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ -e typescript --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",
diff --git a/packages/submit-expo-feedback/src/cli.ts b/packages/submit-expo-feedback/src/cli.ts
index dbeeddb48680b8..8944c712f352b5 100644
--- a/packages/submit-expo-feedback/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/submit-expo-feedback/src/cli.ts
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ export function resolveFeedbackId(value?: string): string {
 
 function getPackageVersion(): string {
   try {
-    return require('../package.json').version;
+    return require('submit-expo-feedback/package.json')?.version ?? '0.0.0';
   } catch {
     return '0.0.0';
   }
diff --git a/packages/uri-scheme/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/uri-scheme/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b4c98cbcc443b..2b7f97a6dda17b 100644
--- a/packages/uri-scheme/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/uri-scheme/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
+- [Internal] Fix sporadic `ncc` build failures ([#49615](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/49615) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
+
 ### 💡 Others
 
 ## 2.2.0 - 2026-06-25
diff --git a/packages/uri-scheme/package.json b/packages/uri-scheme/package.json
index d31160555da419..8f456245b1ac4a 100644
--- a/packages/uri-scheme/package.json
+++ b/packages/uri-scheme/package.json
@@ -25,8 +25,14 @@
     "cli.js"
   ],
   "main": "build/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./build/index.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "expo-module clean",
     "build": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/",
+    "prebuild:prod": "expo-module clean",
     "build:prod": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -o build/ --minify --no-cache --no-source-map-register",
     "clean": "expo-module clean",
     "lint": "oxlint --config oxlint.config.mjs .",
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@
     "@expo/plist": "workspace:*",
     "@expo/spawn-async": "^1.8.0",
     "@types/prompts": "^2.0.6",
+    "@vercel/ncc": "^0.38.4",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "commander": "^12.1.0",
     "expo-module-scripts": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/uri-scheme/src/CLI.ts b/packages/uri-scheme/src/CLI.ts
index c72b4471687f75..84907b746bee4d 100644
--- a/packages/uri-scheme/src/CLI.ts
+++ b/packages/uri-scheme/src/CLI.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@ import * as Ios from './Ios';
 import type { Options } from './Options';
 import { CommandError } from './Options';
 import * as URIScheme from './URIScheme';
-import shouldUpdate from './update';
+import shouldUpdate, { PACKAGE_NAME } from './update';
 
-const packageJson = () => require('../package.json');
+const packageJson = () => {
+  try {
+    return require('uri-scheme/package.json');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
 
-export const program = new Command(packageJson().name).version(packageJson().version);
+export const program = new Command(packageJson()?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME).version(
+  packageJson()?.version ?? '0.0.0'
+);
 
 function buildCommand(name: string, examples: string[] = []): Command {
   return program
@@ -178,7 +186,9 @@ async function commandDidThrowAsync(reason: any) {
   console.log();
   if (reason.command) {
     console.log(
-      chalk.red(`\u203A ${chalk.bold(`npx ${packageJson().name} ${reason.command}`)} has failed.`)
+      chalk.red(
+        `\u203A ${chalk.bold(`npx ${packageJson()?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME} ${reason.command}`)} has failed.`
+      )
     );
     console.log();
   }
diff --git a/packages/uri-scheme/src/update.ts b/packages/uri-scheme/src/update.ts
index bf0a63c516d088..c1530d8e909c58 100644
--- a/packages/uri-scheme/src/update.ts
+++ b/packages/uri-scheme/src/update.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import checkForUpdate from 'update-check';
 
+export const PACKAGE_NAME = 'uri-scheme';
+
 export default async function shouldUpdate(): Promise<void> {
-  const packageJson = () => require('../package.json');
+  const packageJson = () => {
+    try {
+      return require('uri-scheme/package.json');
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  };
 
   const update = checkForUpdate(packageJson()).catch(() => null);
 
@@ -11,8 +19,12 @@ export default async function shouldUpdate(): Promise<void> {
     if (res && res.latest) {
       const _packageJson = packageJson();
       console.log();
-      console.log(chalk.yellow.bold(`A new version of \`${_packageJson.name}\` is available`));
-      console.log('You can update by running: ' + chalk.cyan(`npm i -g ${_packageJson.name}`));
+      console.log(
+        chalk.yellow.bold(`A new version of \`${_packageJson?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME}\` is available`)
+      );
+      console.log(
+        'You can update by running: ' + chalk.cyan(`npm i -g ${_packageJson?.name ?? PACKAGE_NAME}`)
+      );
       console.log();
     }
   } catch {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8be0db54791114..678180340529bd 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -4553,6 +4553,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.14.0
         version: 22.20.1
+      '@vercel/ncc':
+        specifier: ^0.38.4
+        version: 0.38.4
       expo-module-scripts:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../expo-module-scripts
@@ -6541,6 +6544,9 @@ importers:
       '@expo/package-manager':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../@expo/package-manager
+      '@vercel/ncc':
+        specifier: ^0.38.4
+        version: 0.38.4
       chalk:
         specifier: ^4.0.0
         version: 4.1.2
@@ -6616,6 +6622,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/prompts':
         specifier: ^2.0.6
         version: 2.4.9
+      '@vercel/ncc':
+        specifier: ^0.38.4
+        version: 0.38.4
       chalk:
         specifier: ^4.0.0
         version: 4.1.2