diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 705cb82773..6702004113 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ executors:
   reactnativeios:
     <<: *defaults
     macos:
-      xcode: &_XCODE_VERSION "11.3.1"
+      xcode: &_XCODE_VERSION "11.6.0"
 
 # -------------------------
 #        COMMANDS
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile b/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
index 998d2ba5f8..b3234140e5 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Gemfile
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gem 'cocoapods', '= 1.8.4'
+gem 'cocoapods', '= 1.9.3'
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/Podfile b/packages/rn-tester/Podfile
index 574cbb4d0d..9331c0b35c 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/Podfile
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/Podfile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def frameworks_pre_install(installer)
   installer.pod_targets.each do |pod|
     if static_frameworks.include?(pod.name)
       def pod.build_type
-        Pod::Target::BuildType.static_library
+        Pod::BuildType.static_library
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock b/packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock
index 4aed3559d8..1c441013b3 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/Podfile.lock
@@ -528,6 +528,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   Yoga: f7fa200d8c49f97b54c9421079e781fb900b5cae
   YogaKit: f782866e155069a2cca2517aafea43200b01fd5a
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 3045d3456f0f2268f15db9a527839e6a19e6071c
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: c38c19657f5aaa2d604f5f4c607f030b60452997
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.8.4
+COCOAPODS: 1.9.3
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 04b79666cd..e877dd0c27 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 		E7DB215F22B2F3EC005AC45F /* RCTUIManagerScenarioTests.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTUIManagerScenarioTests.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E7DB216022B2F3EC005AC45F /* RNTesterSnapshotTests.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RNTesterSnapshotTests.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E7DB216122B2F3EC005AC45F /* RCTRootViewIntegrationTests.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTRootViewIntegrationTests.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		E7DB218B22B41FCD005AC45F /* XCTest.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = XCTest.framework; path = Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/Library/Frameworks/XCTest.framework; sourceTree = DEVELOPER_DIR; };
+		E7DB218B22B41FCD005AC45F /* XCTest.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = XCTest.framework; path = XCTest.framework; sourceTree = DEVELOPER_DIR; };
 		E9618482EC8608D4872A6E28 /* Pods-RNTesterUnitTests.release.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; includeInIndex = 1; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = "Pods-RNTesterUnitTests.release.xcconfig"; path = "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-RNTesterUnitTests/Pods-RNTesterUnitTests.release.xcconfig"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@
 		83CBB9F71A601CBA00E9B192 /* Project object */ = {
 			isa = PBXProject;
 			attributes = {
-				LastUpgradeCheck = 1140;
+				LastUpgradeCheck = 1160;
 				ORGANIZATIONNAME = Facebook;
 				TargetAttributes = {
 					E7DB209E22B2BA84005AC45F = {
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTester.xcscheme b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTester.xcscheme
index 938a25682d..7342976848 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTester.xcscheme
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTester.xcscheme
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Scheme
-   LastUpgradeVersion = "1140"
+   LastUpgradeVersion = "1160"
    version = "1.3">
    <BuildAction
       parallelizeBuildables = "NO"
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterIntegrationTests.xcscheme b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterIntegrationTests.xcscheme
index 2917ce3953..013137ced9 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterIntegrationTests.xcscheme
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterIntegrationTests.xcscheme
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Scheme
-   LastUpgradeVersion = "1140"
+   LastUpgradeVersion = "1160"
    version = "1.3">
    <BuildAction
       parallelizeBuildables = "NO"
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterUnitTests.xcscheme b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterUnitTests.xcscheme
index 6b3629386d..6c7d9489a0 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterUnitTests.xcscheme
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterUnitTests.xcscheme
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Scheme
-   LastUpgradeVersion = "1140"
+   LastUpgradeVersion = "1160"
    version = "1.3">
    <BuildAction
       parallelizeBuildables = "NO"
diff --git a/scripts/.tests.env b/scripts/.tests.env
index 14f8bda02f..0d9a9376dd 100644
--- a/scripts/.tests.env
+++ b/scripts/.tests.env
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export AVD_NAME="testAVD"
 export AVD_ABI=x86
 
 ## IOS ##
-export IOS_TARGET_OS="13.3"
+export IOS_TARGET_OS="13.6"
 export IOS_DEVICE="iPhone 8"
 export TVOS_DEVICE="Apple TV"
 export SDK_IOS="iphonesimulator"