After receiving the same error, repeatedly — even after updates — I found a way to get it to work assuming you're working on Ventura 13.0.1 (22A400): Ready terminal command: xcode-select --install Open Settings > General > Software Update Run the command, follow the prompt to install, then this will pop up while it's downloading Initiate the update in Software Update simultaneously The terminal command's prompt finally returns this: Updates remain available in Software Update, but "Update Now" doesn't make anything happen Return to terminal & run: xcode-select -p Mine returns "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer" — so I ran this: sudo xcode-select --switch /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools Voilà, Xcode command line tools are recognized as updated. You can check xcode-select --install to see the return "xcode-select: error: command line tools are already installed, use 'Software Update' in System Settings to install updates" Now the command line tools work as intended.

See if /usr/bin/cc --version returns Target: arm64-apple-darwin22.X.X Thread model: posix InstalledDir: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin If it's close to that, everything should be good. If not sudo xcode-select --switch /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools should solve it: I'm assuming the install directory was altered during an update or abrupt uninstall.