diff --git a/admob/CMakeLists.txt b/admob/CMakeLists.txt
index 8559caa154..aa4574e275 100644
--- a/admob/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/admob/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ set_property(TARGET firebase_admob PROPERTY FOLDER "Firebase Cpp")
 
 # Set up the dependency on Firebase App.
 target_link_libraries(firebase_admob
-    firebase_app)
+    PUBLIC firebase_app)
 # Public headers all refer to each other relative to the src/include directory,
 # while private headers are relative to the entire C++ SDK directory.
 target_include_directories(firebase_admob
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(admob)
 elseif(IOS)
   # AdMob for iOS uses weak references, which requires enabling Automatic
-  # Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_admob
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Reference Counting (ARC). Also enable BitCode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_admob
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_admob
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_admob
diff --git a/analytics/CMakeLists.txt b/analytics/CMakeLists.txt
index f98e76d24a..c1f0bb2d48 100644
--- a/analytics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/analytics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ set_property(TARGET firebase_analytics PROPERTY FOLDER "Firebase Cpp")
 
 # Set up the dependency on Firebase App.
 target_link_libraries(firebase_analytics
-    firebase_app)
+    PUBLIC firebase_app)
 # Public headers all refer to each other relative to the src/include directory,
 # while private headers are relative to the entire C++ SDK directory.
 target_include_directories(firebase_analytics
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(analytics)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_analytics
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_analytics
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_analytics
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_analytics
diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 4bf07ae5a8..29df483359 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(app)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_app
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_app
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_app
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   # Add empty include path to get root include folder '.'
   setup_pod_headers(
diff --git a/auth/CMakeLists.txt b/auth/CMakeLists.txt
index 942f6f91bd..f1bd8fdce8 100644
--- a/auth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/auth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(auth)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_auth
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_auth
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_auth
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_auth
diff --git a/database/CMakeLists.txt b/database/CMakeLists.txt
index 09c3236d47..9ffd4766ea 100644
--- a/database/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/database/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(database)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_database
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_database
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_database
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_database
diff --git a/dynamic_links/CMakeLists.txt b/dynamic_links/CMakeLists.txt
index 012ebe8f35..01283f3f38 100644
--- a/dynamic_links/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dynamic_links/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ set_property(TARGET firebase_dynamic_links PROPERTY FOLDER "Firebase Cpp")
 
 # Set up the dependency on Firebase App.
 target_link_libraries(firebase_dynamic_links
-    firebase_app)
+    PUBLIC firebase_app)
 # Public headers all refer to each other relative to the src/include directory,
 # while private headers are relative to the entire C++ SDK directory.
 target_include_directories(firebase_dynamic_links
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(dynamic_links)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_dynamic_links
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_dynamic_links
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_dynamic_links
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_dynamic_links
diff --git a/firestore/CMakeLists.txt b/firestore/CMakeLists.txt
index e114bd25b6..5ba76681a9 100644
--- a/firestore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/firestore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -332,11 +332,11 @@ if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(firestore)
 
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_firestore
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_firestore
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_firestore
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_firestore
diff --git a/functions/CMakeLists.txt b/functions/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f86ac3f4e..f5230a1b71 100644
--- a/functions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/functions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(functions)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_functions
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_functions
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_functions
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_functions
diff --git a/installations/CMakeLists.txt b/installations/CMakeLists.txt
index 75bda4fc6f..cda7cca437 100644
--- a/installations/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/installations/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(installations)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_installations
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_installations
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_installations
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_installations
diff --git a/instance_id/CMakeLists.txt b/instance_id/CMakeLists.txt
index 34d8d3a2db..c2ec0ade0c 100644
--- a/instance_id/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/instance_id/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(instance_id)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_instance_id
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_instance_id
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_instance_id
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_instance_id
diff --git a/messaging/CMakeLists.txt b/messaging/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b97c4e44d..af993d499e 100644
--- a/messaging/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/messaging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(messaging)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_messaging
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_messaging
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_messaging
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_messaging
diff --git a/remote_config/CMakeLists.txt b/remote_config/CMakeLists.txt
index f0d3d684de..eefb79d02e 100644
--- a/remote_config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/remote_config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(remote_config)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC).
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_remote_config
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_remote_config
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_remote_config
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   setup_pod_headers(
     firebase_remote_config
diff --git a/storage/CMakeLists.txt b/storage/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f5b210648..65638e462c 100644
--- a/storage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/storage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   firebase_cpp_proguard_file(storage)
 elseif(IOS)
-  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)
-  set_property(
-    TARGET firebase_storage
-    APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-    COMPILE_FLAGS "-fobjc-arc")
+  # Enable Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) and Bitcode.
+  target_compile_options(firebase_storage
+                         PUBLIC "-fobjc-arc" "-fembed-bitcode")
+  target_link_libraries(firebase_storage
+                        PUBLIC "-fembed-bitcode")
 
   # Empty entry to point to the GTMSessionFetcher folder '.'
   setup_pod_headers(