diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-pods.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-pods.yml
index 74e8ef56b..84d7908fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-pods.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-pods.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update RN getting started guide
         run: ./scripts/update-pod-versions.sh ./ ./docs/getting-started/react-native-ios.mdx
 
+      - name: Update ReactNativeFlipperExample
+        run: ./scripts/update-pod-versions.sh ./ ./react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/ios/Podfile
+
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: pod repo update
 
@@ -93,6 +96,12 @@ jobs:
           for i in {1..20}; do pod update && break || sleep 30; done
           ls
 
+      - name: Update ReactNativeFlipperExample Podfile.lock
+        run: |
+          cd react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/ios/
+          pod update --repo-update
+          ls
+
       # Followed this https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request/blob/master/docs/concepts-guidelines.md#creating-pull-requests-on-tag-push
       - name: Create a temporary tag branch
         run: |
diff --git a/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/ios/Podfile b/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/ios/Podfile
index ab384f475..bbb5da906 100644
--- a/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/ios/Podfile
+++ b/react-native/ReactNativeFlipperExample/ios/Podfile
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/nativ
 
 platform :ios, '10.0'
 
+# used for automatic bumping
+flipperkit_version = '0.88.0'
+
 target 'ReactNativeFlipperExample' do
   config = use_native_modules!
   use_react_native!(
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ target 'ReactNativeFlipperExample' do
   #
   # Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
   # you should disable these next few lines.
-  use_flipper!({ 'Flipper' => '0.88.0', 'Flipper-Folly' => '2.6.7', 'Flipper-RSocket' => '1.4.3', 'Flipper-DoubleConversion' => '3.1.7', 'Flipper-Glog' => '0.3.9', 'Flipper-PeerTalk' => '0.0.4' })
+  use_flipper!({ 'Flipper' => flipperkit_version, 'Flipper-Folly' => '2.6.7', 'Flipper-RSocket' => '1.4.3', 'Flipper-DoubleConversion' => '3.1.7', 'Flipper-Glog' => '0.3.9', 'Flipper-PeerTalk' => '0.0.4' })
   post_install do |installer|
     flipper_post_install(installer)
     # based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/37289688/1983583