diff --git a/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb b/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb
index a3ee9fd3ff5d6e..2f1c3cad1aa5ba 100644
--- a/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb
+++ b/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ def test_installModulesDependencies_whenNewArchEnabledAndNewArchAndNoSearchPaths
         # Assert
         assert_equal(spec.compiler_flags, NewArchitectureHelper.folly_compiler_flags)
         assert_equal(spec.pod_target_xcconfig["HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"], "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/boost\"")
+        assert_equal(spec.pod_target_xcconfig["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"], "c++17")
         assert_equal(
             spec.dependencies,
             [
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ def test_installModulesDependencies_whenNewArchDisabledAndSearchPathsAndCompiler
         # Assert
         assert_equal(spec.compiler_flags, "-Wno-nullability-completeness #{NewArchitectureHelper.folly_compiler_flags}")
         assert_equal(spec.pod_target_xcconfig["HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"], "#{other_flags} \"$(PODS_ROOT)/boost\"")
+        assert_equal(spec.pod_target_xcconfig["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"], "c++17")
         assert_equal(
             spec.dependencies,
             [
diff --git a/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb b/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
index 24a9f076e6c046..5382b8fb2e5b80 100644
--- a/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
+++ b/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ class NewArchitectureHelper
 
     @@new_arch_cpp_flags = "$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 #{@@shared_flags}"
 
+    @@cplusplus_version = "c++17"
+
     def self.set_clang_cxx_language_standard_if_needed(installer)
         language_standard = nil
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ def self.install_modules_dependencies(spec, new_arch_enabled, folly_version)
 
         spec.compiler_flags = compiler_flags.empty? ? @@folly_compiler_flags : "#{compiler_flags} #{@@folly_compiler_flags}"
         current_config["HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"] = current_headers.empty? ? boost_search_path : "#{current_headers} #{boost_search_path}"
+        current_config["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"] = @@cplusplus_version
         spec.pod_target_xcconfig = current_config
 
         spec.dependency "React-Core"