diff --git a/wpxmlrpc.podspec b/wpxmlrpc.podspec
index 4f39ffa..813d32c 100755
--- a/wpxmlrpc.podspec
+++ b/wpxmlrpc.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name         = "wpxmlrpc"
-  s.version      = "0.8.5"
+  s.version      = "0.9.0-beta.1"
   s.summary      = "Lightweight XML-RPC library."
   s.homepage     = "https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/wpxmlrpc"
   s.license      = { :type => 'MIT', :file => 'LICENSE.md' }
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.public_header_files = [ 'WPXMLRPC/WPXMLRPC.h', 'WPXMLRPC/WPXMLRPCEncoder.h', 'WPXMLRPC/WPXMLRPCDecoder.h' ]
   s.libraries    = 'iconv'
   s.requires_arc = true
-  s.ios.deployment_target = '5.0'
+  s.ios.deployment_target = '9.0'
   s.osx.deployment_target = '10.7'
   s.tvos.deployment_target = '9.0'
 end
diff --git a/wpxmlrpc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/wpxmlrpc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 27de7c1..47aa0a4 100755
--- a/wpxmlrpc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/wpxmlrpc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Support/Info.plist;
 				INSTALL_PATH = "$(LOCAL_LIBRARY_DIR)/Frameworks";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks @loader_path/Frameworks";
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Support/Info.plist;
 				INSTALL_PATH = "$(LOCAL_LIBRARY_DIR)/Frameworks";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks @loader_path/Frameworks";
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = org.wordpress.wpxmlrpc;