v2.1.113 broken on macOS 11 (Big Sur): dyld symbol not found _ubrk_clone
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 18, 2026 by dwsetc Closed May 26, 2026
Environment
- macOS 11.7.11 (Big Sur, Darwin 20.6.0)
- Installed via npm
Issue
Starting in 2.1.113, the claude binary fails to launch on macOS 11:
dyld: Symbol not found: _ubrk_clone
Referenced from: /usr/local/bin/claude (which was built for Mac OS X 13.0)
Expected in: /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib
zsh: abort claude --version
The binary now targets macOS 13.0 and references a libicu symbol (ubrk_clone) not present in macOS 11's system libicucore.A.dylib.
Bisect
@2.1.112— works@2.1.113— broken (dyld abort above)@2.1.114— broken (same dyld abort)
Reproduction
- On macOS 11,
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@2.1.113 - Run
claude --version→ dyld abort
Workaround
Pin to @anthropic-ai/claude-code@2.1.112.
Request
Either (a) restore macOS 11 compatibility, or (b) document the new minimum macOS version in the changelog and surface a clearer error on install. The point release bumped the minimum OS with no changelog note — docs changelog at https://code.claude.com/docs/en/changelog doesn't yet list 2.1.113 or 2.1.114 at time of filing.
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