diff --git a/packages/firebase-core/platforms/ios/Podfile b/packages/firebase-core/platforms/ios/Podfile
index b510455f..79d509b2 100644
--- a/packages/firebase-core/platforms/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/firebase-core/platforms/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use_frameworks!
-platform :ios, '12.0'
+platform :ios, '16.0'
 
 
 post_install do |installer|