diff --git a/Gutenberg.podspec b/Gutenberg.podspec
index 3e727689c63f7..bd6db8bbb9189 100644
--- a/Gutenberg.podspec
+++ b/Gutenberg.podspec
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.homepage     = 'https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile'
   s.license      = package['license']
   s.authors          = 'Automattic'
-  s.platform     = :ios, '10.0'
+  s.platform     = :ios, '11.0'
   s.source       = { :git => 'https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/gutenberg-mobile.git' }
   s.source_files = 'react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/*.{h,m,swift}'
   s.requires_arc = true
   s.preserve_paths = 'bundle/ios/*'
-  s.swift_version = '4.2'
+  s.swift_version = '5.0'
 
   s.dependency 'React', react_native_version
   s.dependency 'React-RCTImage', react_native_version
diff --git a/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 58af4dfee9f77..9074d50b59de0 100644
--- a/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/gutenberg.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@
 					"$(SRCROOT)/../node_modules/react-native-video/ios/**",
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = gutenberg/Info.plist;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks";
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(SRCROOT)/../react-native-aztec/ios/**",
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@
 				PRODUCT_NAME = gutenberg;
 				SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER = "gutenberg-Bridging-Header.h";
 				SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = "-Onone";
-				SWIFT_VERSION = 4.2;
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
 				VERSIONING_SYSTEM = "apple-generic";
 			};
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@
 					"$(SRCROOT)/../node_modules/react-native-video/ios/**",
 				);
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = gutenberg/Info.plist;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks";
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(SRCROOT)/../react-native-aztec/ios/**",
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@
 				);
 				PRODUCT_NAME = gutenberg;
 				SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER = "gutenberg-Bridging-Header.h";
-				SWIFT_VERSION = 4.2;
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
 				VERSIONING_SYSTEM = "apple-generic";
 			};
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
 				VALIDATE_PRODUCT = YES;
diff --git a/react-native-aztec/ios/RNTAztecView.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/react-native-aztec/ios/RNTAztecView.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 2e7e0f064f16a..dae0f9a478586 100644
--- a/react-native-aztec/ios/RNTAztecView.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/react-native-aztec/ios/RNTAztecView.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 				TargetAttributes = {
 					F145CFC52087D16A006C159A = {
 						CreatedOnToolsVersion = 9.3;
-						LastSwiftMigration = 0940;
+						LastSwiftMigration = 1110;
 					};
 				};
 			};
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
 				SWIFT_COMPILATION_MODE = wholemodule;
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 				SKIP_INSTALL = YES;
 				SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER = "RNTAztecView/RCTAztecView-Bridging-Header.h";
 				SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = "-Onone";
-				SWIFT_VERSION = 4.2;
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
 			};
 			name = Debug;
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				SKIP_INSTALL = YES;
 				SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER = "RNTAztecView/RCTAztecView-Bridging-Header.h";
-				SWIFT_VERSION = 4.2;
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
 			};
 			name = Release;
diff --git a/react-native-aztec/ios/RNTAztecView/RCTAztecView.swift b/react-native-aztec/ios/RNTAztecView/RCTAztecView.swift
index c9836beabc2af..03b446dcaecee 100644
--- a/react-native-aztec/ios/RNTAztecView/RCTAztecView.swift
+++ b/react-native-aztec/ios/RNTAztecView/RCTAztecView.swift
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ class RCTAztecView: Aztec.TextView {
         textContainerInset = .zero
         contentInset = .zero
         addPlaceholder()
-        if #available(iOS 11.0, *) {
-            textDragInteraction?.isEnabled = false
-        }
+        textDragInteraction?.isEnabled = false        
         storage.htmlConverter.characterToReplaceLastEmptyLine = Character(.zeroWidthSpace)
         shouldNotifyOfNonUserChanges = false
     }
diff --git a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index cb27f149af57b..a5d6d5607aacd 100644
--- a/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/react-native-gutenberg-bridge/ios/RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 				TargetAttributes = {
 					58B511DA1A9E6C8500147676 = {
 						CreatedOnToolsVersion = 6.1.1;
-						LastSwiftMigration = 1010;
+						LastSwiftMigration = 1110;
 					};
 				};
 			};
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 			developmentRegion = English;
 			hasScannedForEncodings = 0;
 			knownRegions = (
+				English,
 				en,
 			);
 			mainGroup = 58B511D21A9E6C8500147676;
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
 				VALIDATE_PRODUCT = YES;
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@
 				SKIP_INSTALL = YES;
 				SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER = "RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge-Bridging-Header.h";
 				SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = "-Onone";
-				SWIFT_VERSION = 4.2;
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "";
 			};
 			name = Debug;
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@
 				PRODUCT_NAME = RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge;
 				SKIP_INSTALL = YES;
 				SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER = "RNReactNativeGutenbergBridge-Bridging-Header.h";
-				SWIFT_VERSION = 4.2;
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
 				USER_HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = "";
 			};
 			name = Release;