diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 8e468b2c4e6681..5bd3d0cebb3d66 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ ruby ">= 2.6.10"
 
 gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.13'
 gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.5', '< 7.1.0'
+gem 'xcodeproj', '< 1.26.0'
diff --git a/packages/react-native/template/Gemfile b/packages/react-native/template/Gemfile
index 8d72c37a80c356..fecfba5c3ffce2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/template/Gemfile
+++ b/packages/react-native/template/Gemfile
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ ruby ">= 2.6.10"
 # bound in the template on Cocoapods with next React Native release.
 gem 'cocoapods', '>= 1.13', '< 1.15'
 gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.5', '< 7.1.0'
+gem 'xcodeproj', '< 1.26.0'
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile b/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
index 687d5db0dc63c4..bf343afe901ae8 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ ruby ">= 2.6.10"
 gem 'cocoapods', '>= 1.13', '< 1.15'
 gem 'rexml'
 gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.5', '< 7.1.0'
+gem 'xcodeproj', '< 1.26.0'