diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5e1f3e6b152bd7..e3274a101ce278 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ jobs:
                     export USE_HERMES=0
                   fi
 
-                  cd packages/rn-tester && bundle exec pod install
+                  cd packages/rn-tester && bundle install && bundle exec pod install
 
       - run:
           name: Build RNTester
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 4a9e53bf9b7aa3..0ad1aed51384c8 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ GEM
   specs:
     CFPropertyList (3.0.6)
       rexml
-    activesupport (7.0.7)
+    activesupport (7.0.8)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
       i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
       minitest (>= 5.1)
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ GEM
       json (>= 1.5.1)
     atomos (0.1.3)
     claide (1.1.0)
-    cocoapods (1.12.1)
+    cocoapods (1.13.0)
       addressable (~> 2.8)
       claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
-      cocoapods-core (= 1.12.1)
+      cocoapods-core (= 1.13.0)
       cocoapods-deintegrate (>= 1.0.3, < 2.0)
       cocoapods-downloader (>= 1.6.0, < 2.0)
       cocoapods-plugins (>= 1.0.0, < 2.0)
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ GEM
       molinillo (~> 0.8.0)
       nap (~> 1.0)
       ruby-macho (>= 2.3.0, < 3.0)
-      xcodeproj (>= 1.21.0, < 2.0)
-    cocoapods-core (1.12.1)
+      xcodeproj (>= 1.23.0, < 2.0)
+    cocoapods-core (1.13.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.0, < 8)
       addressable (~> 2.8)
       algoliasearch (~> 1.0)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ GEM
     escape (0.0.4)
     ethon (0.16.0)
       ffi (>= 1.15.0)
-    ffi (1.15.5)
+    ffi (1.16.3)
     fourflusher (2.3.1)
     fuzzy_match (2.0.4)
     gh_inspector (1.1.3)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ GEM
     i18n (1.14.1)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     json (2.6.3)
-    minitest (5.19.0)
+    minitest (5.20.0)
     molinillo (0.8.0)
     nanaimo (0.3.0)
     nap (1.1.0)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ GEM
       ethon (>= 0.9.0)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    xcodeproj (1.22.0)
+    xcodeproj (1.23.0)
       CFPropertyList (>= 2.3.3, < 4.0)
       atomos (~> 0.1.3)
       claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
+  activesupport (>= 6.1.7.3, < 7.1.0)
   cocoapods (>= 1.11.3)
 
 RUBY VERSION
-   ruby 2.7.6p219
+   ruby 3.2.0p0
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.3.22
+   2.4.12
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile b/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
index d06aa10de2d509..ee20de088aa9ac 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Gemfile
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gem 'cocoapods', '= 1.11.3'
+gem 'cocoapods', '>= 1.11.3'
 gem 'rexml'
 gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.3', '< 7.1.0'
diff --git a/scripts/update_podfile_lock.sh b/scripts/update_podfile_lock.sh
index fa6db464666ebb..6cfca208a42dac 100755
--- a/scripts/update_podfile_lock.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_podfile_lock.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ validate_env () {
 
 update_pods () {
   cd "$RNTESTER_DIR" || exit
+  bundle install || exit
   bundle check || exit
   bundle exec pod install
   cd "$THIS_DIR" || exit