diff --git a/Podfile b/Podfile
index 7624efdd1106..c6126c94f520 100644
--- a/Podfile
+++ b/Podfile
@@ -106,12 +106,16 @@ end
 post_install do |installer|
   gutenberg_post_install(installer: installer)
 
-  # Fix a code signing issue in Xcode 14 beta.
-  # This solution is suggested here: https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/11402#issuecomment-1189861270
-  # ====================================
   installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
     target.build_configurations.each do |config|
+      # Fix a code signing issue in Xcode 14 beta.
+      # This solution is suggested here: https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/11402#issuecomment-1189861270
       config.build_settings['CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY'] = ''
+
+      # Let Pods targets inherit deployment target from the app
+      # This solution is suggested here: https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/4859
+      pod_ios_deployment_target = Gem::Version.new(config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'])
+      config.build_settings.delete 'IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET' if pod_ios_deployment_target <= APP_IOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/Podfile.lock b/Podfile.lock
index 86e83c4e8d07..0b3361354458 100644
--- a/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Podfile.lock
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   WordPress-Aztec-iOS: 3732c6d865a5c9f35788377bdeda8a80ea10d0a1
   WordPress-Editor-iOS: 453345420ced3d3ef20f0051b3df46ff10281e0c
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: f30ae9db730f660b2c300f7761c19ab78f244d90
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: 5929f96fe170623f0e4abff76bffc6ce69432409
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.15.2
diff --git a/WordPress/WordPress.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/WordPress/WordPress.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index dd6616dbeea4..a943a6248ce2 100644
--- a/WordPress/WordPress.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/WordPress/WordPress.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -27084,7 +27084,6 @@
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_PREPROCESS = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.0;
 				JP_SCHEME = jpdebug;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -27153,7 +27152,6 @@
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_PREPROCESS = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.0;
 				JP_SCHEME = jetpack;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -29148,7 +29146,6 @@
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "WordPress-Alpha-Info.plist";
 				INFOPLIST_PREPROCESS = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.0;
 				JP_SCHEME = jpalpha;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -29592,7 +29589,6 @@
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = "WordPress-Internal-Info.plist";
 				INFOPLIST_PREPROCESS = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.0;
 				JP_SCHEME = jpinternal;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",