diff --git a/ios/jitsi-meet-react.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/jitsi-meet-react.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 4bf84fe60..0a4ceb44d 100644
--- a/ios/jitsi-meet-react.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/jitsi-meet-react.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@
 					"$(SRCROOT)/../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/RNVectorIconsManager",
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = app/Info.plist;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks";
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@
 					"$(SRCROOT)/../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/RNVectorIconsManager",
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = app/Info.plist;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks";
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",