diff --git a/cocos/CMakeLists.txt b/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
index 50349bfbd0..f0e83af990 100644
--- a/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ if(WINDOWS)
     set_source_files_properties(${COCOS_SPINE_SRC} base/ccFPSImages.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX)
 endif()
 
+if(XCODE)
+    if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+        set_xcode_property(cocos2d IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "8.0")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 #if(XCODE)
 #    # Later versions of Xcode clang want to compile C++17 with aligned allocation turned on and this is only supported on iOS 11.0+
 #    # TODO: Only turn this off if ${CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} < 11.0
diff --git a/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt b/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
index a694ef80fe..312a719fd9 100644
--- a/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ if(APPLE)
     elseif(IOS)
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INFOPLIST_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.ios_mac/ios/Info.plist")
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME "AppIcon")
+        if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+            set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "8.0")
+        endif()
     endif()
 
     # For code-signing, set the DEVELOPMENT_TEAM:
diff --git a/templates/lua-template-default/CMakeLists.txt b/templates/lua-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
index a5c669fab1..cbd8910c85 100644
--- a/templates/lua-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/templates/lua-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ if(APPLE)
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME "AppIcon")
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} DEVELOPMENT_TEAM "")
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY "iPhone Developer")
+        if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+            set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "8.0")
+        endif()
     endif()
 elseif(WINDOWS)
     cocos_copy_target_dll(${APP_NAME})
diff --git a/tests/cpp-empty-test/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/cpp-empty-test/CMakeLists.txt
index ca691c764e..cba97253ad 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-empty-test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/cpp-empty-test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ if(XCODE)
     elseif(IOS)
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INFOPLIST_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.ios/Info.plist")
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME "AppIcon-${APP_NAME}")
+        if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+            set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "8.0")
+        endif()
     endif()
 
     # For code-signing, set the DEVELOPMENT_TEAM:
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/cpp-tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 28e33d2db9..6aef4dbf4b 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ if(APPLE)
     elseif(IOS)
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INFOPLIST_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.ios/Info.plist")
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME "AppIcon-${APP_NAME}")
+        if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+            set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "8.0")
+        endif()
     endif()
 
     # For code-signing, set the DEVELOPMENT_TEAM:
diff --git a/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt
index 4aaa2d4eac..202fe0d143 100644
--- a/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ if(APPLE)
     elseif(IOS)
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INFOPLIST_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.ios/Info.plist")
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME "AppIcon-${APP_NAME}")
+        if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+            set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "8.0")
+        endif()
     endif()
 
     # For code-signing, set the DEVELOPMENT_TEAM:
diff --git a/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt
index 5becda024a..93bcd99285 100644
--- a/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ if(APPLE)
     elseif(IOS)
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INFOPLIST_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.ios_mac/ios/Info.plist")
         set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME "AppIcon-${APP_NAME}")
+        if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
+            set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "8.0")
+        endif()
     endif()
 
     # For code-signing, set the DEVELOPMENT_TEAM: