diff --git a/Tests/PodTests.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Tests/PodTests.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 81afaa64c..e944a098f 100644
--- a/Tests/PodTests.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Tests/PodTests.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
 			developmentRegion = English;
 			hasScannedForEncodings = 0;
 			knownRegions = (
+				English,
 				en,
 				Base,
 			);
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "$(SRCROOT)/iOSPodTests/Info.plist";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.google.iOSPodTests;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "$(SRCROOT)/iOSPodTests/Info.plist";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.google.iOSPodTests;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
diff --git a/Tests/pod_integration_tests.sh b/Tests/pod_integration_tests.sh
index 85dd317da..0fbe1baea 100755
--- a/Tests/pod_integration_tests.sh
+++ b/Tests/pod_integration_tests.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RunXcodeBuild() {
 case "${PLATFORM}" in
   ios)
     TARGET_NAME=iOSPodTests
-    DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=7.0
+    DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=9.0
     SDK=iphonesimulator
     ;;
   osx)