diff --git a/packages/flagship/__tests__/mock_project/ios/Podfile b/packages/flagship/__tests__/mock_project/ios/Podfile
index 7578b60a81..90a92940e6 100644
--- a/packages/flagship/__tests__/mock_project/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/flagship/__tests__/mock_project/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # You Podfile should look similar to this file. React Native currently does not support use_frameworks!
-source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
+# This requires CocoaPods 1.7.2+
+source 'https://cdn.cocoapods.org/'
 # add more sources using environment key ios.pods.sources
 # ADDITIONAL_POD_SOURCES
 
diff --git a/packages/flagship/ios/Podfile b/packages/flagship/ios/Podfile
index 8913f65b6d..f98d57c48c 100644
--- a/packages/flagship/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/flagship/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # You Podfile should look similar to this file. React Native currently does not support use_frameworks!
-source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
+
+# This requires CocoaPods 1.7.2+
+source 'https://cdn.cocoapods.org/'
 # add more sources using environment key ios.pods.sources
 # ADDITIONAL_POD_SOURCES