diff --git a/samples/cocoapods/build.sh b/samples/cocoapods/build.sh
index 46483b3dc07..322e9cf4ba3 100755
--- a/samples/cocoapods/build.sh
+++ b/samples/cocoapods/build.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 KOTLIN_DIR="$DIR/kotlin-library"
 IOS_DIR="$DIR/ios-app"
 
+#Check CocoaPods version.
+REQUIRED_POD_VERSION="1.6.1"
+POD_VERSION=`pod --version`
+EARLIER_VERSION=`echo "$POD_VERSION $REQUIRED_POD_VERSION" | tr " " "\n" | sort -V | head -1`
+
+if [ "$EARLIER_VERSION" != "$REQUIRED_POD_VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: This version of CocoaPods is unsupported. Current version is $POD_VERSION. Minimal required version is $REQUIRED_POD_VERSION."
+    echo "See update instructions at https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/getting-started.html#updating-cocoapods"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # Prepare Kotlin/Native project to be consumed by CocoaPods.
 "$KOTLIN_DIR/gradlew" -p "$KOTLIN_DIR" podspec