However changing the version in Project > main target > General > Identity > Version (or Build) changes the version at target level not on project level (so it will get you out of sync).

Later I found out that it was crashing also on older Simulators, but much more rarely. Not having enough RAM might worsen the issue (e.g. I was on 8 GB). I solved it for good by upgrading from Intel to M2 Mac mini back in August and it was very worth it.