diff --git a/Sources/XcodeProj/Objects/BuildPhase/PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.swift b/Sources/XcodeProj/Objects/BuildPhase/PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.swift
index 0fa51e1cf..35d678342 100644
--- a/Sources/XcodeProj/Objects/BuildPhase/PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.swift
+++ b/Sources/XcodeProj/Objects/BuildPhase/PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,40 @@ public final class PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase: PBXBuildPhase {
         case sharedSupport = 12
         case plugins = 13
         case other
+
+        /// Human-readable string representation used in Xcode 16+
+        public var stringValue: String {
+            switch self {
+            case .absolutePath: return "AbsolutePath"
+            case .productsDirectory: return "ProductsDirectory"
+            case .wrapper: return "Wrapper"
+            case .executables: return "Executables"
+            case .resources: return "Resources"
+            case .javaResources: return "JavaResources"
+            case .frameworks: return "Frameworks"
+            case .sharedFrameworks: return "SharedFrameworks"
+            case .sharedSupport: return "SharedSupport"
+            case .plugins: return "Plugins"
+            case .other: return "Other"
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// Initialize from string value (Xcode 16+ format)
+        public init?(string: String) {
+            switch string {
+            case "AbsolutePath": self = .absolutePath
+            case "ProductsDirectory": self = .productsDirectory
+            case "Wrapper": self = .wrapper
+            case "Executables": self = .executables
+            case "Resources": self = .resources
+            case "JavaResources": self = .javaResources
+            case "Frameworks": self = .frameworks
+            case "SharedFrameworks": self = .sharedFrameworks
+            case "SharedSupport": self = .sharedSupport
+            case "Plugins": self = .plugins
+            default: return nil
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     // MARK: - Attributes
@@ -21,8 +55,15 @@ public final class PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase: PBXBuildPhase {
     /// Element destination path
     public var dstPath: String?
 
+    /// Element destination subfolder (Xcode 16+ format, human-readable string)
+    public var dstSubfolder: SubFolder?
+
     /// Element destination subfolder spec
-    public var dstSubfolderSpec: SubFolder?
+    @available(*, deprecated, renamed: "dstSubfolder")
+    public var dstSubfolderSpec: SubFolder? {
+        get { dstSubfolder }
+        set { dstSubfolder = newValue }
+    }
 
     /// Copy files build phase name
     public var name: String?
@@ -37,18 +78,18 @@ public final class PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase: PBXBuildPhase {
     ///
     /// - Parameters:
     ///   - dstPath: Destination path.
-    ///   - dstSubfolderSpec: Destination subfolder spec.
+    ///   - dstSubfolder: Destination subfolder.
     ///   - buildActionMask: Build action mask.
     ///   - files: Build files to copy.
     ///   - runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing: Run only for deployment post processing.
     public init(dstPath: String? = nil,
-                dstSubfolderSpec: SubFolder? = nil,
+                dstSubfolder: SubFolder? = nil,
                 name: String? = nil,
                 buildActionMask: UInt = defaultBuildActionMask,
                 files: [PBXBuildFile] = [],
                 runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing: Bool = false) {
         self.dstPath = dstPath
-        self.dstSubfolderSpec = dstSubfolderSpec
+        self.dstSubfolder = dstSubfolder
         self.name = name
         super.init(files: files,
                    buildActionMask: buildActionMask,
@@ -56,10 +97,27 @@ public final class PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase: PBXBuildPhase {
                    runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing)
     }
 
+    /// Initializes the copy files build phase with its attributes (deprecated parameter name).
+    @available(*, deprecated, renamed: "init(dstPath:dstSubfolder:name:buildActionMask:files:runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing:)")
+    public convenience init(dstPath: String? = nil,
+                            dstSubfolderSpec: SubFolder?,
+                            name: String? = nil,
+                            buildActionMask: UInt = defaultBuildActionMask,
+                            files: [PBXBuildFile] = [],
+                            runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing: Bool = false) {
+        self.init(dstPath: dstPath,
+                  dstSubfolder: dstSubfolderSpec,
+                  name: name,
+                  buildActionMask: buildActionMask,
+                  files: files,
+                  runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing: runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Decodable
 
     fileprivate enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case dstPath
+        case dstSubfolder
         case dstSubfolderSpec
         case name
     }
@@ -67,7 +125,12 @@ public final class PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase: PBXBuildPhase {
     public required init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
         let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         dstPath = try container.decodeIfPresent(.dstPath)
-        dstSubfolderSpec = try container.decodeIntIfPresent(.dstSubfolderSpec).flatMap(SubFolder.init)
+        // Try to decode dstSubfolder (Xcode 16+ string format) first, fallback to dstSubfolderSpec (legacy integer format)
+        if let dstSubfolderString: String = try container.decodeIfPresent(.dstSubfolder) {
+            dstSubfolder = SubFolder(string: dstSubfolderString)
+        } else {
+            dstSubfolder = try container.decodeIntIfPresent(.dstSubfolderSpec).flatMap(SubFolder.init)
+        }
         name = try container.decodeIfPresent(.name)
         try super.init(from: decoder)
     }
@@ -90,8 +153,9 @@ extension PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase: PlistSerializable {
         if let name {
             dictionary["name"] = .string(CommentedString(name))
         }
-        if let dstSubfolderSpec {
-            dictionary["dstSubfolderSpec"] = .string(CommentedString("\(dstSubfolderSpec.rawValue)"))
+        if let dstSubfolder {
+            // Write using the new Xcode 16+ format (dstSubfolder with string value)
+            dictionary["dstSubfolder"] = .string(CommentedString(dstSubfolder.stringValue))
         }
         return (key: CommentedString(reference, comment: name ?? "CopyFiles"), value: .dictionary(dictionary))
     }
diff --git a/Tests/XcodeProjTests/Objects/BuildPhase/PBXCopyFilesBuildPhaseTests.swift b/Tests/XcodeProjTests/Objects/BuildPhase/PBXCopyFilesBuildPhaseTests.swift
index 9d1d6c506..2db1827d5 100644
--- a/Tests/XcodeProjTests/Objects/BuildPhase/PBXCopyFilesBuildPhaseTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/XcodeProjTests/Objects/BuildPhase/PBXCopyFilesBuildPhaseTests.swift
@@ -102,6 +102,34 @@ final class PBXCopyFilesBuildPhaseTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.isa, "PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase")
     }
 
+    // MARK: - dstSubfolder String Format Tests (Xcode 16+)
+
+    func test_subFolder_stringValue_frameworks() {
+        XCTAssertEqual(PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.SubFolder.frameworks.stringValue, "Frameworks")
+    }
+
+    func test_subFolder_stringValue_resources() {
+        XCTAssertEqual(PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.SubFolder.resources.stringValue, "Resources")
+    }
+
+    func test_subFolder_initFromString_frameworks() {
+        XCTAssertEqual(PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.SubFolder(string: "Frameworks"), .frameworks)
+    }
+
+    func test_subFolder_initFromString_resources() {
+        XCTAssertEqual(PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.SubFolder(string: "Resources"), .resources)
+    }
+
+    func test_subFolder_initFromString_invalidValue() {
+        XCTAssertNil(PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.SubFolder(string: "InvalidValue"))
+    }
+
+    func test_decode_dstSubfolder_stringFormat() {
+        // Test that SubFolder can be initialized from string
+        let subFolder = PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase.SubFolder(string: "Frameworks")
+        XCTAssertEqual(subFolder, .frameworks, "Expected dstSubfolder to be .frameworks")
+    }
+
     func testDictionary() -> [String: Any] {
         [
             "dstPath": "dstPath",
@@ -112,4 +140,5 @@ final class PBXCopyFilesBuildPhaseTests: XCTestCase {
             "reference": "reference",
         ]
     }
+
 }