diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ed241828..cb7cb1f7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ We created this fork because we needed to include the following modifications in
 | - | Add android:exported to services |
 | - | Fix crash if no valid configuration provided |
 | - | Support encrypted push notifications (Android 8+ and iOS 13+) |
+| - | Update default version of Firebase for iOS |
 
 This fork is based of `v4.0.0` and it also includes some commits that hadn't been released yet.
 
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 2c0a4510e..c6f5769f9 100755
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
   </platform>
 
   <platform name="ios">
-    <preference name="IOS_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_VERSION" default="~> 8.1.1"/>
+    <preference name="IOS_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_VERSION" default="~> 10.23.0"/>
 
     <config-file target="config.xml" parent="/*">
       <feature name="PushNotification">