diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 5a4475b831f637..102d8b5b3f283f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ references:
   #        Dependency Anchors
   # -------------------------
   dependency_versions:
-    xcode_version: &xcode_version "14.2.0"
+    xcode_version: &xcode_version "14.3.0"
     nodelts_image: &nodelts_image "cimg/node:18.12.1"
     nodeprevlts_image: &nodeprevlts_image "cimg/node:16.18.1"
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Run Ruby Tests
           command: |
-            cd scripts
+            cd packages/react-native/scripts
             sh run_ruby_tests.sh
       - run_yarn
       - *attach_hermes_workspace
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb
index af1184e1e783ac..725e57c278a148 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 require_relative "./test_utils/CodegenScriptPhaseExtractorMock.rb"
 require_relative "./test_utils/FileUtilsMock.rb"
 
+# mocking the min_ios_version_supported function
+# as it is not possible to require the original react_native_pod
+# without incurring in circular deps
+# TODO: move `min_ios_version_supported` to utils.rb
+def min_ios_version_supported
+    return '12.4'
+end
+
 class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
     :base_path
 
@@ -527,7 +535,7 @@ def get_podspec_no_fabric_no_script
           'source' => { :git => '' },
           'header_mappings_dir' => './',
           'platforms' => {
-            'ios' => '11.0',
+            'ios' => '12.4',
           },
           'source_files' => "**/*.{h,mm,cpp}",
           'pod_target_xcconfig' => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/codegen_utils.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/codegen_utils.rb
index c0db4bbb47425e..a90acc21553b6f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/codegen_utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/codegen_utils.rb
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def get_react_codegen_spec(package_json_file, folly_version: '2021.07.22.00', fa
           'source' => { :git => '' },
           'header_mappings_dir' => './',
           'platforms' => {
-            'ios' => '11.0',
+            'ios' => min_ios_version_supported,
           },
           'source_files' => "**/*.{h,mm,cpp}",
           'pod_target_xcconfig' => {
diff --git a/scripts/run_ruby_tests.sh b/packages/react-native/scripts/run_ruby_tests.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/run_ruby_tests.sh
rename to packages/react-native/scripts/run_ruby_tests.sh