diff --git a/.changes/fix-restart-macos.md b/.changes/fix-restart-macos.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b7db3b536469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-restart-macos.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tauri": patch:bug
+---
+
+Fixes the restart() function not being compatible with the v2 binary name change.
+Additionally, do not panic if we somehow failed to restart, and only exit instead.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index adbb582cb71f..660a8116ea0a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4090,6 +4090,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ignore",
  "indexmap",
  "infer",
+ "log",
  "minisign-verify",
  "mockito",
  "nix 0.26.4",
@@ -4100,6 +4101,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "os_info",
  "os_pipe",
  "percent-encoding",
+ "plist",
  "png",
  "proptest",
  "quickcheck",
diff --git a/core/tauri/Cargo.toml b/core/tauri/Cargo.toml
index b0cd6ef95965..5b94553f76cf 100644
--- a/core/tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ sys-locale = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 tracing = { version = "0.1", optional = true }
 indexmap = { version = "1", features = [ "std", "serde" ], optional = true }
 getrandom = { version = "0.2", features = [ "std" ] }
+log = "0.4"
 
 [target."cfg(any(target_os = \"macos\", windows, target_os = \"linux\", target_os = \"dragonfly\", target_os = \"freebsd\", target_os = \"openbsd\", target_os = \"netbsd\"))".dependencies]
 rfd = { version = "0.10", optional = true, features = [ "gtk3", "common-controls-v6" ] } # 0.11 raised gtk version
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ nix = { version = "0.26.0", default-features = false, features = [ "user", "sock
 
 [target."cfg(target_os = \"macos\")".dependencies]
 embed_plist = "1.2"
+plist = "1"
 cocoa = "0.24" # wry still uses 0.24
 objc = "0.2" # Do not update without consensus
 
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/api/process.rs b/core/tauri/src/api/process.rs
index 1cb4c0e08853..476aa38314f7 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/api/process.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/api/process.rs
@@ -82,11 +82,56 @@ pub fn restart(env: &Env) {
   use std::process::{exit, Command};
 
   if let Ok(path) = current_binary(env) {
-    Command::new(path)
-      .args(&env.args)
-      .spawn()
-      .expect("application failed to start");
+    // on macOS on updates the binary name might have changed
+    // so we'll read the Contents/Info.plist file to determine the binary path
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    restart_macos_app(&path, env);
+
+    if let Err(e) = Command::new(path).args(&env.args).spawn() {
+      log::error!("failed to restart app: {e}");
+    }
   }
 
   exit(0);
 }
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn restart_macos_app(current_binary: &PathBuf, env: &Env) {
+  use std::process::{exit, Command};
+
+  if let Some(macos_directory) = current_binary.parent() {
+    if macos_directory.components().last()
+      != Some(std::path::Component::Normal(std::ffi::OsStr::new("MacOS")))
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(contents_directory) = macos_directory.parent() {
+      if contents_directory.components().last()
+        != Some(std::path::Component::Normal(std::ffi::OsStr::new(
+          "Contents",
+        )))
+      {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if let Ok(info_plist) =
+        plist::from_file::<_, plist::Dictionary>(contents_directory.join("Info.plist"))
+      {
+        if let Some(binary_name) = info_plist
+          .get("CFBundleExecutable")
+          .and_then(|v| v.as_string())
+        {
+          if let Err(e) = Command::new(macos_directory.join(binary_name))
+            .args(&env.args)
+            .spawn()
+          {
+            log::error!("failed to restart app: {e}");
+          }
+
+          exit(0);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 65e4049085b6..e2a446c53a32 100644
--- a/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -4027,7 +4027,7 @@ checksum = "69758bda2e78f098e4ccb393021a0963bb3442eac05f135c30f61b7370bbafae"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri"
-version = "1.7.1"
+version = "1.7.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -4050,6 +4050,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ignore",
  "indexmap 1.9.3",
  "infer",
+ "log",
  "minisign-verify",
  "nix",
  "notify-rust",
@@ -4059,6 +4060,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "os_info",
  "os_pipe",
  "percent-encoding",
+ "plist",
  "png",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "raw-window-handle",
@@ -4093,7 +4095,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-build"
-version = "1.5.3"
+version = "1.5.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cargo_toml",
@@ -4112,7 +4114,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-codegen"
-version = "1.4.4"
+version = "1.4.5"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.7",
  "brotli",
@@ -4136,7 +4138,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-macros"
-version = "1.4.5"
+version = "1.4.6"
 dependencies = [
  "heck 0.5.0",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -4148,7 +4150,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime"
-version = "0.14.4"
+version = "0.14.5"
 dependencies = [
  "gtk",
  "http",
@@ -4167,7 +4169,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime-wry"
-version = "0.14.9"
+version = "0.14.10"
 dependencies = [
  "arboard",
  "cocoa 0.24.1",
@@ -4186,7 +4188,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-utils"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "brotli",