diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/commands.yml b/.circleci/configurations/commands.yml
index 0461946330ab74..dcfc1e548b4413 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/commands.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/commands.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ commands:
         type: string
 
     steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Move to Node 18 if Needed
+          command: |
+            node_version=$(node -v)
+            major_version=$(echo $node_version | cut -c 2- | cut -d '.' -f 1)
+
+            if [[ $major_version < 18 ]]; then
+              nvm install 18.18.0
+              nvm alias default 18.18.0
+            else
+              echo 'We have the right node version!'
+            fi
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - << parameters.yarn_base_cache_key >>-{{ arch }}-{{ checksum "yarn.lock" }}
diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/executors.yml b/.circleci/configurations/executors.yml
index d860bcef264ef1..d13fde306ce29a 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/executors.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/executors.yml
@@ -36,3 +36,10 @@ executors:
     resource_class: macos.x86.medium.gen2
     environment:
       - BUILD_FROM_SOURCE: true
+  reactnativeios-lts:
+    <<: *defaults
+    macos:
+      xcode: '14.1.0'
+    resource_class: macos.x86.medium.gen2
+    environment:
+      - BUILD_FROM_SOURCE: true
diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/jobs.yml b/.circleci/configurations/jobs.yml
index 836f91a4d2609b..379dff1893ada9 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/jobs.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/jobs.yml
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ jobs:
   #    JOBS: Test iOS Template
   # -------------------------
   test_ios_template:
-    executor: reactnativeios
     parameters:
       flavor:
         default: "Debug"
@@ -424,6 +423,11 @@ jobs:
       cocoapods_cache_key:
         type: string
         default: *template_cocoapods_cache_key
+      executor:
+        description: The executor to use
+        default: reactnativeios
+        type: string
+    executor: << parameters.executor >>
     environment:
       - PROJECT_NAME: "iOSTemplateProject"
       - HERMES_WS_DIR: *hermes_workspace_root
@@ -492,7 +496,7 @@ jobs:
   #    JOBS: Test iOS RNTester
   # -------------------------
   test_ios_rntester:
-    executor: reactnativeios
+
     parameters:
       jsengine:
         default: "Hermes"
@@ -517,6 +521,11 @@ jobs:
         description: whether unit tests should run or not.
         default: false
         type: boolean
+      executor:
+        description: The executor to use
+        default: reactnativeios
+        type: string
+    executor: << parameters.executor >>
     steps:
       - checkout_code_with_cache
       - run_yarn
diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml
index 9d278de720c02d..49d69da22c7781 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testAll.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
           ruby_version: "3.2.0"
           architecture: "NewArch"
           flavor: "Debug"
+          executor: reactnativeios-lts
       - test_ios_template:
           requires:
             - build_npm_package
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@
           name: "Test RNTester with Ruby 3.2.0"
           ruby_version: "3.2.0"
           architecture: "NewArch"
+          executor: reactnativeios-lts
       - test_ios_rntester:
           requires:
             - build_hermes_macos
diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml
index 7e102d3a0ae74f..fbcf2f46a88f7b 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/test_workflows/testIOS.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
           ruby_version: "3.2.0"
           architecture: "NewArch"
           flavor: "Debug"
+          executor: reactnativeios-lts
       - test_ios_template:
           requires:
             - build_npm_package
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
           name: "Test RNTester with Ruby 3.2.0"
           ruby_version: "3.2.0"
           architecture: "NewArch"
+          executor: reactnativeios-lts
       - test_ios_rntester:
           requires:
             - build_hermes_macos
diff --git a/.circleci/configurations/top_level.yml b/.circleci/configurations/top_level.yml
index a3f1070bcf98bc..08534210a6fe7d 100644
--- a/.circleci/configurations/top_level.yml
+++ b/.circleci/configurations/top_level.yml
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ references:
     hermes_dsym_release_cache_key: &hermes_dsym_release_cache_key v1-hermes-release-dsym-{{ checksum "/tmp/hermes/hermesversion" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/react-native-version" }}
     # Cocoapods - RNTester
     pods_cache_key: &pods_cache_key v10-pods-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock.bak" }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile" }}
-    cocoapods_cache_key: &cocoapods_cache_key v9-cocoapods-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock" }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/hermes/hermesversion" }}
-    rntester_podfile_lock_cache_key: &rntester_podfile_lock_cache_key v7-podfilelock-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/week_year" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/hermes/hermesversion" }}
+    cocoapods_cache_key: &cocoapods_cache_key v10-cocoapods-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock" }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/hermes/hermesversion" }}
+    rntester_podfile_lock_cache_key: &rntester_podfile_lock_cache_key v8-podfilelock-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/week_year" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/hermes/hermesversion" }}
 
     # Cocoapods - Template
-    template_cocoapods_cache_key: &template_cocoapods_cache_key v4-cocoapods-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/iOSTemplateProject/ios/Podfile.lock" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/iOSTemplateProject/ios/Podfile" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/hermes/hermesversion" }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock" }}
-    template_podfile_lock_cache_key: &template_podfile_lock_cache_key v4-podfilelock-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/iOSTemplateProject/ios/Podfile" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/week_year" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/hermes/hermesversion" }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock" }}
+    template_cocoapods_cache_key: &template_cocoapods_cache_key v5-cocoapods-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/iOSTemplateProject/ios/Podfile.lock" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/iOSTemplateProject/ios/Podfile" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/hermes/hermesversion" }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock" }}
+    template_podfile_lock_cache_key: &template_podfile_lock_cache_key v5-podfilelock-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/iOSTemplateProject/ios/Podfile" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/week_year" }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/hermes/hermesversion" }}-{{ checksum "packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock" }}
 
     # Windows
     windows_yarn_cache_key: &windows_yarn_cache_key v1-win-yarn-cache-{{ arch }}-{{ checksum "yarn.lock" }}