diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/ios/firebase_core.podspec b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/ios/firebase_core.podspec
index bd20fd9feeb9..cd48dead59d6 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/ios/firebase_core.podspec
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/ios/firebase_core.podspec
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ else
     firebase_sdk_version = firebase_sdk_version!
     Pod::UI.puts "#{pubspec['name']}: Using Firebase SDK version '#{firebase_sdk_version}' defined in 'firebase_core'"
   end
+
+  if firebase_sdk_version == '11.4.0'
+    # temporary measure for hot fix, https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs/blob/master/Specs/0/3/5/Firebase/11.4.1/Firebase.podspec.json
+    # only FirebasCore has changed to 11.4.1
+    firebase_sdk_version = '11.4.1'
+  end
+
 end
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
@@ -33,7 +40,9 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.dependency 'Flutter'
 
   # Firebase dependencies
-  s.dependency 'Firebase/CoreOnly', firebase_sdk_version
+  s.dependency 'FirebaseCore', firebase_sdk_version
+  # TODO - needs reinstating once we move to 11.5.0, and the above removing
+  # s.dependency 'Firebase/CoreOnly', firebase_sdk_version
 
   s.static_framework = true
   s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/ios/firebase_sdk_version.rb b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/ios/firebase_sdk_version.rb
index b4948a2ae0ce..ef11fb1d055b 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/ios/firebase_sdk_version.rb
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/ios/firebase_sdk_version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # https://firebase.google.com/support/release-notes/ios
 def firebase_sdk_version!()
-  '11.2.0'
+  '11.4.0'
 end
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/macos/firebase_core.podspec b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/macos/firebase_core.podspec
index bb6990fea0b0..a4877469c9b8 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/macos/firebase_core.podspec
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/firebase_core/macos/firebase_core.podspec
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ else
     firebase_sdk_version = firebase_sdk_version!
     Pod::UI.puts "#{pubspec['name']}: Using Firebase SDK version '#{firebase_sdk_version}' defined in 'firebase_core'"
   end
+
+  if firebase_sdk_version == '11.4.0'
+    # temporary measure for hot fix, https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs/blob/master/Specs/0/3/5/Firebase/11.4.1/Firebase.podspec.json
+    # only FirebasCore has changed to 11.4.1
+    firebase_sdk_version = '11.4.1'
+  end
 end
 
 begin
@@ -51,7 +57,9 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.dependency 'FlutterMacOS'
 
   # Firebase dependencies
-  s.dependency 'Firebase/CoreOnly', "~> #{firebase_sdk_version}"
+  s.dependency 'FirebaseCore', "~> #{firebase_sdk_version}"
+  # TODO - needs reinstating once we move to 11.5.0, and the above removing
+  # s.dependency 'Firebase/CoreOnly', "~> #{firebase_sdk_version}"
 
   s.static_framework = true
   s.pod_target_xcconfig = {