diff --git a/MessageKit.podspec b/MessageKit.podspec
index e6c666ab..6e7c8057 100644
--- a/MessageKit.podspec
+++ b/MessageKit.podspec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
       "SWIFT_VERSION" => "3.0",
    }
 
-   s.ios.deployment_target = '8.0'
+   s.ios.deployment_target = '9.0'
 
    s.requires_arc = true
 end