diff --git a/plugins/cocoapods/__tests__/cocoapods.test.ts b/plugins/cocoapods/__tests__/cocoapods.test.ts
index c327ee79b..1e902a8f0 100644
--- a/plugins/cocoapods/__tests__/cocoapods.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/cocoapods/__tests__/cocoapods.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ describe("Cocoapods Plugin", () => {
       logger: logger,
       prefixRelease,
       git: {
+        getLastTagNotInBaseBranch: async () => undefined,
         getLatestRelease: async () => "0.0.1",
         getPullRequest: async () => ({
           data: {
@@ -438,6 +439,50 @@ describe("Cocoapods Plugin", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("next hook", () => {
+    test("should return prerelease versions on dryrun", async () => {
+      mockPodspec(specWithVersion("0.0.1"));
+
+      const versions = await hooks.next.promise(["0.0.1", "0.0.2"], {
+        bump: Auto.SEMVER.minor,
+        dryRun: true,
+        commits: [],
+        fullReleaseNotes: "",
+        releaseNotes: "",
+      });
+      expect(versions).toStrictEqual(["0.0.1", "0.0.2", "0.1.0-next.0"]);
+    });
+    test("should tag with next version", async () => {
+      jest.spyOn(Auto, "getCurrentBranch").mockReturnValue("next");
+      let podSpec = specWithVersion("0.0.1");
+      jest
+        .spyOn(utilities, "getPodspecContents")
+        .mockImplementation(() => podSpec);
+      const mock = jest
+        .spyOn(utilities, "writePodspecContents")
+        .mockImplementation((path, contents) => {
+          podSpec = contents;
+        });
+
+      const versions = await hooks.next.promise([], {
+        bump: Auto.SEMVER.major,
+        dryRun: false,
+        commits: [],
+        fullReleaseNotes: "",
+        releaseNotes: "",
+      });
+
+      expect(versions).toContain("1.0.0-next.0");
+      expect(exec).toBeCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith("git", ["checkout", "./Test.podspec"]);
+
+      expect(mock).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+        expect.any(String),
+        specWithVersion("1.0.0-next.0")
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("publish hook", () => {
     test("should push to trunk if no specsRepo in options", async () => {
       mockPodspec(specWithVersion("0.0.1"));
diff --git a/plugins/cocoapods/src/index.ts b/plugins/cocoapods/src/index.ts
index da2512cd0..a483cfcba 100644
--- a/plugins/cocoapods/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/cocoapods/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import {
   validatePluginConfiguration,
   ILogger,
   getPrNumberFromEnv,
+  DEFAULT_PRERELEASE_BRANCHES,
+  getCurrentBranch,
+  determineNextVersion,
 } from "@auto-it/core";
 
 import { inc, ReleaseType } from "semver";
@@ -277,6 +280,57 @@ export default class CocoapodsPlugin implements IPlugin {
       }
     );
 
+    auto.hooks.next.tapPromise(
+      this.name,
+      async (preReleaseVersions, { bump, dryRun }) => {
+        if (!auto.git) {
+          return preReleaseVersions;
+        }
+
+        const prereleaseBranches =
+          auto.config?.prereleaseBranches ?? DEFAULT_PRERELEASE_BRANCHES;
+        const branch = getCurrentBranch() || "";
+        const prereleaseBranch = prereleaseBranches.includes(branch)
+          ? branch
+          : prereleaseBranches[0];
+        const lastRelease = await auto.git.getLatestRelease();
+        const current =
+          (await auto.git.getLastTagNotInBaseBranch(prereleaseBranch)) ||
+          (await auto.getCurrentVersion(lastRelease));
+        const prerelease = determineNextVersion(
+          lastRelease,
+          current,
+          bump,
+          prereleaseBranch
+        );
+
+        preReleaseVersions.push(prerelease);
+
+        if (dryRun) {
+          return preReleaseVersions;
+        }
+
+        await execPromise("git", [
+          "tag",
+          prerelease,
+          "-m",
+          `"Tag pre-release: ${prerelease}"`,
+        ]);
+
+        await execPromise("git", ["push", auto.remote, branch, "--tags"]);
+
+        updatePodspecVersion(this.options.podspecPath, prerelease);
+
+        // Publish the next podspec, committing it isn't needed for specs push
+        await this.publishPodSpec(podLogLevel);
+
+        // Reset changes to podspec file since it doesn't need to be committed
+        await execPromise("git", ["checkout", this.options.podspecPath]);
+
+        return preReleaseVersions;
+      }
+    );
+
     auto.hooks.beforeShipIt.tapPromise(this.name, async ({ dryRun }) => {
       if (dryRun) {
         auto.logger.log.info(logMessage('dryRun - running "pod lib lint"'));