diff --git a/ios-template/App/Podfile b/ios-template/App/Podfile
index 8594fc2cdd..affb695cb6 100644
--- a/ios-template/App/Podfile
+++ b/ios-template/App/Podfile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require_relative '../../node_modules/@capacitor/ios/scripts/pods_helpers'
+
 platform :ios, '13.0'
 use_frameworks!
 
@@ -15,3 +17,7 @@ target 'App' do
   capacitor_pods
   # Add your Pods here
 end
+
+post_install do |installer|
+  assertDeploymentTarget(installer)
+end
diff --git a/ios/scripts/pods_helpers.rb b/ios/scripts/pods_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a9fa41f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/scripts/pods_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+def assertDeploymentTarget(installer)
+  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
+    target.build_configurations.each do |config|
+      # ensure IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET is at least 13.0
+      deployment_target = config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'].to_f
+      should_upgrade = deployment_target < 13.0 && deployment_target != 0.0
+      if should_upgrade
+        config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '13.0'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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