diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pod 'FirebaseUI/Google', '~> 0.4'
 If you're including FirebaseUI in a Swift project, make sure you also have:
 
 ```
-platform :ios, '7.0'
+platform :ios, '8.0'
 use_frameworks!
 ```