diff --git a/GMStepper.podspec b/GMStepper.podspec
index 105e869..d3fbb7a 100644
--- a/GMStepper.podspec
+++ b/GMStepper.podspec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                          "Brent Whitman" => "brent@pathym.com" }
   s.source           = { :git => "https://github.com/gmertk/GMStepper.git", :tag => s.version.to_s }
   s.social_media_url = 'https://twitter.com/gunaymertk'
-  s.platform     = :ios, '8.4'
+  s.platform     = :ios, '8.0'
   s.requires_arc = true
   s.source_files = 'GMStepper/*.swift'
 end
diff --git a/GMStepperExample/GMStepperExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/GMStepperExample/GMStepperExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 481dfd0..76e710a 100644
--- a/GMStepperExample/GMStepperExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/GMStepperExample/GMStepperExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 289M6XEDV4;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = GMStepperExample/Info.plist;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.gunaymert.$(PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier)";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -422,6 +423,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 289M6XEDV4;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = GMStepperExample/Info.plist;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(inherited) @executable_path/Frameworks";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.gunaymert.$(PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier)";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";