diff --git a/PINCache.podspec b/PINCache.podspec
index a8f95f39..683a17cd 100644
--- a/PINCache.podspec
+++ b/PINCache.podspec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.frameworks    = 'Foundation'
   s.ios.weak_frameworks   = 'UIKit'
   s.osx.weak_frameworks   = 'AppKit'
-  s.ios.deployment_target = '8.0'
+  s.ios.deployment_target = '11.0'
   s.osx.deployment_target = '10.8'
   s.tvos.deployment_target = '9.0'
   s.watchos.deployment_target = '2.0'
diff --git a/PINCache.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/PINCache.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 5b927448..b3c954e5 100644
--- a/PINCache.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/PINCache.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.7;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
 				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.7;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa81564a..eec312d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Add the following line to your `Cartfile` and run `carthage update --platform io
 
 ## Requirements
 
-__PINCache__ requires iOS 8.0, tvOS 9.0, watchOS 2.0 or macOS 10.8 and greater.
+__PINCache__ requires iOS 11.0, tvOS 9.0, watchOS 2.0 or macOS 10.8 and greater.
 
 ## Contact