CocoaPods cannot resolve a pod version

iOS / Xcode · last reviewed 2026-11-10

The error looks like this

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "hermes-engine"

Why it happens

Local specs repo is stale or two libraries require incompatible versions.

How to fix it

cd ios && pod install --repo-update
If still failing: rm -rf Pods Podfile.lock && pod install
Check the conflicting pod names in the log and align library versions.

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