diff --git a/native_client/swift/stt_ios.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/native_client/swift/stt_ios.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7bafcb17..570f2645 100644
--- a/native_client/swift/stt_ios.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/native_client/swift/stt_ios.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.5;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.5;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 9.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;