diff --git a/ios/RNFirebase.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/RNFirebase.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7f464e9147..b05e643581 100644
--- a/ios/RNFirebase.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/RNFirebase.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
 					"${SRCROOT}/../../../ios/Firebase/**",
 					"${SRCROOT}/../../../ios/Pods/Headers/Public/**",
 				);
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited)";
 				MACH_O_TYPE = staticlib;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 					"${SRCROOT}/../../../ios/Firebase/**",
 					"${SRCROOT}/../../../ios/Pods/Headers/Public/**",
 				);
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited)";
 				MACH_O_TYPE = staticlib;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "$(inherited)";