diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/InstallerMock.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/InstallerMock.rb
index 6c0bfc7a353..c06cb592e0a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/InstallerMock.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/InstallerMock.rb
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ class BuildConfigurationMock
     def debug?
       return @is_debug
     end
+
+    def type
+        @is_debug ? :debug : :release
+    end
 end
 
 class TargetInstallationResultMock
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
index f73df42f138..821a702bcad 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
@@ -185,15 +185,24 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         react_hermes_name = "React-hermes"
         react_core_name = "React-Core"
         hermes_engine_name = "hermes-engine"
-        react_hermes_debug_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug")
-        react_hermes_release_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release")
-        react_core_debug_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug")
-        react_core_release_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release")
-        hermes_engine_debug_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug")
-        hermes_engine_release_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release")
-        react_hermes_target = TargetMock.new(react_hermes_name, [react_hermes_debug_config, react_hermes_release_config])
-        react_core_target = TargetMock.new(react_core_name, [react_core_debug_config, react_core_release_config])
-        hermes_engine_target = TargetMock.new(hermes_engine_name, [hermes_engine_debug_config, hermes_engine_release_config])
+
+        react_hermes_debug_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug", {}, is_debug: true)
+        react_hermes_release_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release", {}, is_debug: false)
+        react_hermes_debug_config_rename = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Development", {}, is_debug: true)
+        react_hermes_release_config_rename = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Production", {}, is_debug: false)
+        react_hermes_target = TargetMock.new(react_hermes_name, [react_hermes_debug_config, react_hermes_release_config, react_hermes_debug_config_rename, react_hermes_release_config_rename])
+
+        react_core_debug_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug", {}, is_debug: true)
+        react_core_release_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release", {}, is_debug: false)
+        react_core_debug_config_rename = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Development", {}, is_debug: true)
+        react_core_release_config_rename = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Production", {}, is_debug: false)
+        react_core_target = TargetMock.new(react_core_name, [react_core_debug_config, react_core_release_config, react_core_debug_config_rename, react_core_release_config_rename])
+
+        hermes_engine_debug_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Debug", {}, is_debug: true)
+        hermes_engine_release_config = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Release", {}, is_debug: false)
+        hermes_engine_debug_config_rename = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Development", {}, is_debug: true)
+        hermes_engine_release_config_rename = BuildConfigurationMock.new("Production", {}, is_debug: false)
+        hermes_engine_target = TargetMock.new(hermes_engine_name, [hermes_engine_debug_config, hermes_engine_release_config, hermes_engine_debug_config_rename, hermes_engine_release_config_rename])
 
         installer = InstallerMock.new(
           :pod_target_installation_results => {
@@ -211,10 +220,18 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         expected_value = "$(inherited) HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1"
         assert_equal(expected_value, react_hermes_debug_config.build_settings[build_setting])
         assert_nil(react_hermes_release_config.build_settings[build_setting])
+        assert_equal(expected_value, react_hermes_debug_config_rename.build_settings[build_setting])
+        assert_nil(react_hermes_release_config_rename.build_settings[build_setting])
+
         assert_nil(react_core_debug_config.build_settings[build_setting])
         assert_nil(react_core_release_config.build_settings[build_setting])
+        assert_nil(react_core_debug_config_rename.build_settings[build_setting])
+        assert_nil(react_core_release_config_rename.build_settings[build_setting])
+
         assert_equal(expected_value, hermes_engine_debug_config.build_settings[build_setting])
         assert_nil(hermes_engine_release_config.build_settings[build_setting])
+        assert_equal(expected_value, hermes_engine_debug_config_rename.build_settings[build_setting])
+        assert_nil(hermes_engine_release_config_rename.build_settings[build_setting])
     end
 
     # ================= #
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
index 07d866b438c..aa014f802fb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class ReactNativePodsUtils
     end
 
     def self.set_gcc_preprocessor_definition_for_React_hermes(installer)
-        self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "React-hermes", "Debug")
-        self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "React-jsinspector", "Debug")
-        self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "hermes-engine", "Debug")
-        self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "React-RuntimeHermes", "Debug")
+        self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "React-hermes", :debug)
+        self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "React-jsinspector", :debug)
+        self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "hermes-engine", :debug)
+        self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, "GCC_PREPROCESSOR_DEFINITIONS", "HERMES_ENABLE_DEBUGGER=1", "React-RuntimeHermes", :debug)
     end
 
     def self.turn_off_resource_bundle_react_core(installer)
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ class ReactNativePodsUtils
 
     private
 
-    def self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, settings_name, settings_value, target_pod_name, configuration)
+    def self.add_build_settings_to_pod(installer, settings_name, settings_value, target_pod_name, configuration_type)
         installer.target_installation_results.pod_target_installation_results.each do |pod_name, target_installation_result|
             if pod_name.to_s == target_pod_name
                 target_installation_result.native_target.build_configurations.each do |config|
-                        if configuration == nil || (configuration != nil && config.name.include?(configuration))
+                        if configuration_type == nil || (configuration_type != nil && config.type == configuration_type)
                             config.build_settings[settings_name] ||= '$(inherited) '
                             config.build_settings[settings_name] << settings_value
                         end