diff --git a/FastImageCache.podspec b/FastImageCache.podspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ec597b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FastImageCache.podspec
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+Pod::Spec.new do |s|
+
+  s.name         = "FastImageCache"
+  s.version      = "1.5.1"
+  s.summary      = "iOS library for quickly displaying images while scrolling"
+
+  s.description  = <<-DESC
+Fast Image Cache is an efficient, persistent, and—above all—fast way to store and retrieve images in your iOS application. Part of any good iOS application's user experience is fast, smooth scrolling, and Fast Image Cache helps make this easier.
+A significant burden on performance for graphics-rich applications like Path is image loading. The traditional method of loading individual images from disk is just too slow, especially while scrolling. Fast Image Cache was created specifically to solve this problem.
+                   DESC
+
+  s.homepage     = "https://github.com/gauravmnit07/FastImageCache"
+  s.license      = { :type => 'MIT', :file => 'LICENSE' }
+  s.authors      = { "Mallory Paine" => "mallory@path.com", "Michael Potter" => "michael@path.com" }
+
+  s.platform     = :ios
+  s.platform     = :ios, '6.0'
+  s.source       = { :git => "https://github.com/gauravmnit07/FastImageCache.git" }
+
+  s.source_files  = "FastImageCache/FastImageCache/**/*.{h,m}"
+  s.requires_arc = true
+
+end
diff --git a/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageFormat.h b/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageFormat.h
index 31304ef..cc90a31 100644
--- a/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageFormat.h
+++ b/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageFormat.h
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) NSString *protectionModeString;
 
+@property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) NSDataWritingOptions protectionModeOption;
+
 /**
  The dictionary representation of this image format.
  
@@ -181,4 +183,4 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 + (instancetype)formatWithName:(NSString *)name family:(NSString *)family imageSize:(CGSize)imageSize style:(FICImageFormatStyle)style maximumCount:(NSInteger)maximumCount devices:(FICImageFormatDevices)devices protectionMode:(FICImageFormatProtectionMode)protectionMode;
 
 @end
-NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
\ No newline at end of file
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageFormat.m b/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageFormat.m
index da6eeca..8d7c4ce 100644
--- a/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageFormat.m
+++ b/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageFormat.m
@@ -143,6 +143,22 @@ - (NSString *)protectionModeString {
     return protectionModeString;
 }
 
+- (NSDataWritingOptions)protectionModeOption {
+    NSDataWritingOptions protectionModeOption = NSDataWritingFileProtectionNone;
+    switch (_protectionMode) {
+        case FICImageFormatProtectionModeNone:
+            protectionModeOption = NSDataWritingFileProtectionNone;
+            break;
+        case FICImageFormatProtectionModeComplete:
+            protectionModeOption = NSDataWritingFileProtectionComplete;
+            break;
+        case FICImageFormatProtectionModeCompleteUntilFirstUserAuthentication:
+            protectionModeOption = NSDataWritingFileProtectionCompleteUntilFirstUserAuthentication;
+            break;
+    }
+    return protectionModeOption;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Object Lifecycle
 
 + (instancetype)formatWithName:(NSString *)name family:(NSString *)family imageSize:(CGSize)imageSize style:(FICImageFormatStyle)style maximumCount:(NSInteger)maximumCount devices:(FICImageFormatDevices)devices protectionMode:(FICImageFormatProtectionMode)protectionMode {
diff --git a/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageTable.m b/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageTable.m
index 2925c02..234ecf1 100644
--- a/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageTable.m
+++ b/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FastImageCache/FICImageTable.m
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ - (void)saveMetadata {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                BOOL fileWriteResult = [data writeToFile:[self metadataFilePath] atomically:NO];
+                BOOL fileWriteResult = [data writeToFile:[self metadataFilePath] options:[_imageFormat protectionModeOption] error:nil];
                 if (fileWriteResult == NO) {
                     NSString *message = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"*** FIC Error: %s couldn't write metadata for format %@", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, [_imageFormat name]];
                     [self.imageCache _logMessage:message];