diff --git a/docs/how-to/mobile/initial-setup.md b/docs/how-to/mobile/initial-setup.md
index c5f911c2fe..696e6b81b7 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/mobile/initial-setup.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/mobile/initial-setup.md
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ Download the onnxruntime-mobile AAR hosted at [MavenCentral](https://mvnreposito
 
 In your CocoaPods `Podfile`, add the `onnxruntime-mobile-c` or `onnxruntime-mobile-objc` pod depending on which API you wish to use.
 
-Run `pod install`.
-
 ##### C/C++
 
   ```
@@ -60,9 +58,12 @@ Run `pod install`.
   ```
   use_frameworks!
 
-  pod 'onnxruntime-mobile-objc'
+  # currently, there is only a pre-release version for onnxruntime-mobile-objc
+  pod 'onnxruntime-mobile-objc', '1.8.0-preview'
   ```
 
+Run `pod install`.
+
 ### Install ONNX Runtime python package
 
 Install the onnxruntime python package from [https://pypi.org/project/onnxruntime/](https://pypi.org/project/onnxruntime/) in order to convert models from ONNX format to the internal ORT format.