diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile
index 8308684860e6..329b51518e4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-source 'https://rubygems.org'
-gem 'cocoapods'
+source 'https://rubygems.org' do
+  gem 'cocoapods'
+end
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile-beta b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile-beta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd4b350b4372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile-beta
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org' do
+  # We need to specify a version including prerelease to pick up prereleases.
+  # This should pick up all future releases / prereleases.
+  gem 'cocoapods', '>=1.7.0.beta.1'
+end
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile-beta.lock b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile-beta.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37b8602b4b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile-beta.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    CFPropertyList (3.0.0)
+    activesupport (4.2.11.1)
+      i18n (~> 0.7)
+      minitest (~> 5.1)
+      thread_safe (~> 0.3, >= 0.3.4)
+      tzinfo (~> 1.1)
+    atomos (0.1.3)
+    claide (1.0.2)
+    cocoapods (1.7.0.beta.3)
+      activesupport (>= 4.0.2, < 5)
+      claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
+      cocoapods-core (= 1.7.0.beta.3)
+      cocoapods-deintegrate (>= 1.0.3, < 2.0)
+      cocoapods-downloader (>= 1.2.2, < 2.0)
+      cocoapods-plugins (>= 1.0.0, < 2.0)
+      cocoapods-search (>= 1.0.0, < 2.0)
+      cocoapods-stats (>= 1.0.0, < 2.0)
+      cocoapods-trunk (>= 1.3.1, < 2.0)
+      cocoapods-try (>= 1.1.0, < 2.0)
+      colored2 (~> 3.1)
+      escape (~> 0.0.4)
+      fourflusher (>= 2.2.0, < 3.0)
+      gh_inspector (~> 1.0)
+      molinillo (~> 0.6.6)
+      nap (~> 1.0)
+      ruby-macho (~> 1.4)
+      xcodeproj (>= 1.8.2, < 2.0)
+    cocoapods-core (1.7.0.beta.3)
+      activesupport (>= 4.0.2, < 6)
+      fuzzy_match (~> 2.0.4)
+      nap (~> 1.0)
+    cocoapods-deintegrate (1.0.4)
+    cocoapods-downloader (1.2.2)
+    cocoapods-plugins (1.0.0)
+      nap
+    cocoapods-search (1.0.0)
+    cocoapods-stats (1.1.0)
+    cocoapods-trunk (1.3.1)
+      nap (>= 0.8, < 2.0)
+      netrc (~> 0.11)
+    cocoapods-try (1.1.0)
+    colored2 (3.1.2)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.1.5)
+    escape (0.0.4)
+    fourflusher (2.2.0)
+    fuzzy_match (2.0.4)
+    gh_inspector (1.1.3)
+    i18n (0.9.5)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
+    minitest (5.11.3)
+    molinillo (0.6.6)
+    nanaimo (0.2.6)
+    nap (1.1.0)
+    netrc (0.11.0)
+    ruby-macho (1.4.0)
+    thread_safe (0.3.6)
+    tzinfo (1.2.5)
+      thread_safe (~> 0.1)
+    xcodeproj (1.8.2)
+      CFPropertyList (>= 2.3.3, < 4.0)
+      atomos (~> 0.1.3)
+      claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
+      colored2 (~> 3.1)
+      nanaimo (~> 0.2.6)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  cocoapods (>= 1.7.0.beta.1)!
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.17.2
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile.lock b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile.lock
index 89ba7cec32f7..9145ca181883 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     CFPropertyList (3.0.0)
-    activesupport (4.2.11)
+    activesupport (4.2.11.1)
       i18n (~> 0.7)
       minitest (~> 5.1)
       thread_safe (~> 0.3, >= 0.3.4)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ GEM
       activesupport (>= 4.0.2, < 6)
       fuzzy_match (~> 2.0.4)
       nap (~> 1.0)
-    cocoapods-deintegrate (1.0.3)
+    cocoapods-deintegrate (1.0.4)
     cocoapods-downloader (1.2.2)
     cocoapods-plugins (1.0.0)
       nap
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ GEM
       netrc (~> 0.11)
     cocoapods-try (1.1.0)
     colored2 (3.1.2)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.1.4)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.1.5)
     escape (0.0.4)
     fourflusher (2.2.0)
     fuzzy_match (2.0.4)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ GEM
     thread_safe (0.3.6)
     tzinfo (1.2.5)
       thread_safe (~> 0.1)
-    xcodeproj (1.8.1)
+    xcodeproj (1.8.2)
       CFPropertyList (>= 2.3.3, < 4.0)
       atomos (~> 0.1.3)
       claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  cocoapods
+  cocoapods!
 
 BUNDLED WITH
    1.17.2
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/default.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/default.nix
index 56624370b14a..9a816261b3e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-{ lib, bundlerEnv, ruby }:
+{ lib, bundlerApp, ruby
+, beta ? false }:
 
-bundlerEnv rec {
+bundlerApp rec {
   inherit ruby;
   pname = "cocoapods";
-  gemdir = ./.;
+  gemfile = if beta then ./Gemfile-beta else ./Gemfile;
+  lockfile = if beta then ./Gemfile-beta.lock else ./Gemfile.lock;
+  gemset = if beta then ./gemset-beta.nix else ./gemset.nix;
+  exes = [ "pod" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description     = "CocoaPods manages dependencies for your Xcode projects.";
@@ -12,6 +16,7 @@ bundlerEnv rec {
     platforms       = platforms.darwin;
     maintainers     = with maintainers; [
       peterromfeldhk
+      lilyball
     ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/gemset-beta.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/gemset-beta.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b207415eb55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/gemset-beta.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+{
+  activesupport = {
+    dependencies = ["i18n" "minitest" "thread_safe" "tzinfo"];
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "1vbq7a805bfvyik2q3kl9s3r418f5qzvysqbz2cwy4hr7m2q4ir6";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "4.2.11.1";
+  };
+  atomos = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "17vq6sjyswr5jfzwdccw748kgph6bdw30bakwnn6p8sl4hpv4hvx";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "0.1.3";
+  };
+  CFPropertyList = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0ykjag3k5msz3sf1j91rb55da2xh596y06m3a4yl79fiy2id0w9z";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "3.0.0";
+  };
+  claide = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0az54rp691hc42yl1xyix2cxv58byhaaf4gxbpghvvq29l476rzc";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.0.2";
+  };
+  cocoapods = {
+    dependencies = ["activesupport" "claide" "cocoapods-core" "cocoapods-deintegrate" "cocoapods-downloader" "cocoapods-plugins" "cocoapods-search" "cocoapods-stats" "cocoapods-trunk" "cocoapods-try" "colored2" "escape" "fourflusher" "gh_inspector" "molinillo" "nap" "ruby-macho" "xcodeproj"];
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "03xnnj5di75wqsd1c9ca9gfnzc4lqr8k2cx5gca5979b7kxb2x1z";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.7.0.beta.3";
+  };
+  cocoapods-core = {
+    dependencies = ["activesupport" "fuzzy_match" "nap"];
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "1wwnjdcwj4nc1cjl9pf0dlh83x2s6x0v491fpcmw3342vbs0v4sq";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.7.0.beta.3";
+  };
+  cocoapods-deintegrate = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0bf524f1za92i6rlr4cr6jm3c4vfjszsdc9lsr6wk5125c76ipzn";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.0.4";
+  };
+  cocoapods-downloader = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "09fd4zaqkz8vz3djplacngcs4n0j6j956wgq43s1y6bwl0zyjmd3";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.2.2";
+  };
+  cocoapods-plugins = {
+    dependencies = ["nap"];
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "16na82sfyc8801qs1n22nwq486s4j7yj6rj7fcp8cbxmj371fpbj";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.0.0";
+  };
+  cocoapods-search = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "02wmy5rbjk29c65zn62bffxv30qs11slql23qx65snkm0vd93mn6";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.0.0";
+  };
+  cocoapods-stats = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "1xhdh5v94p6l612rwrk290nd2hdfx8lbaqfbkmj34md218kilqww";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.1.0";
+  };
+  cocoapods-trunk = {
+    dependencies = ["nap" "netrc"];
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "1plssgabdv6hcaq1c3gf43kf1d2prx883q8lzdr6chi5byzzs3yl";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.3.1";
+  };
+  cocoapods-try = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "1gf2zjmcjhh9psq15yfy82wz5jnlihf5bcw79f8hlv4cnqyspncj";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.1.0";
+  };
+  colored2 = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0jlbqa9q4mvrm73aw9mxh23ygzbjiqwisl32d8szfb5fxvbjng5i";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "3.1.2";
+  };
+  concurrent-ruby = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "1x07r23s7836cpp5z9yrlbpljcxpax14yw4fy4bnp6crhr6x24an";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.1.5";
+  };
+  escape = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0sa1xkfc9jvkwyw1jbz3jhkq0ms1zrvswi6mmfiwcisg5fp497z4";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "0.0.4";
+  };
+  fourflusher = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "1d2ksz077likjv8dcxy1rnqcjallbfa7yk2wvix3228gq7a4jkq3";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "2.2.0";
+  };
+  fuzzy_match = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "19gw1ifsgfrv7xdi6n61658vffgm1867f4xdqfswb2b5h6alzpmm";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "2.0.4";
+  };
+  gh_inspector = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0f8r9byajj3bi2c7c5sqrc7m0zrv3nblfcd4782lw5l73cbsgk04";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.1.3";
+  };
+  i18n = {
+    dependencies = ["concurrent-ruby"];
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "038qvz7kd3cfxk8bvagqhakx68pfbnmghpdkx7573wbf0maqp9a3";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "0.9.5";
+  };
+  minitest = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0icglrhghgwdlnzzp4jf76b0mbc71s80njn5afyfjn4wqji8mqbq";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "5.11.3";
+  };
+  molinillo = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "1hh40z1adl4lw16dj4hxgabx4rr28mgqycih1y1d91bwww0jjdg6";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "0.6.6";
+  };
+  nanaimo = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0ajfyaqjw3dzykk612yw8sm21savfqy292hgps8h8l4lvxww1lz6";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "0.2.6";
+  };
+  nap = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0xm5xssxk5s03wjarpipfm39qmgxsalb46v1prsis14x1xk935ll";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.1.0";
+  };
+  netrc = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0gzfmcywp1da8nzfqsql2zqi648mfnx6qwkig3cv36n9m0yy676y";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "0.11.0";
+  };
+  ruby-macho = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0lhdjn91jkifsy2hzq2hgcm0pp8pbik87m58zmw1ifh6hkp9adjb";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.4.0";
+  };
+  thread_safe = {
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0nmhcgq6cgz44srylra07bmaw99f5271l0dpsvl5f75m44l0gmwy";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "0.3.6";
+  };
+  tzinfo = {
+    dependencies = ["thread_safe"];
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "1fjx9j327xpkkdlxwmkl3a8wqj7i4l4jwlrv3z13mg95z9wl253z";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.2.5";
+  };
+  xcodeproj = {
+    dependencies = ["CFPropertyList" "atomos" "claide" "colored2" "nanaimo"];
+    groups = ["default"];
+    platforms = [];
+    source = {
+      remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
+      sha256 = "0ji3wmpr6xm4172vxh9y6731vm2xrvv7ccwk4ijd5n4if1dakm03";
+      type = "gem";
+    };
+    version = "1.8.2";
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/gemset.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/gemset.nix
index 8cd829d56abb..de6c524633f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/gemset.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/gemset.nix
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     platforms = [];
     source = {
       remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
-      sha256 = "0pqr25wmhvvlg8av7bi5p5c7r5464clhhhhv45j63bh7xw4ad6n4";
+      sha256 = "1vbq7a805bfvyik2q3kl9s3r418f5qzvysqbz2cwy4hr7m2q4ir6";
       type = "gem";
     };
-    version = "4.2.11";
+    version = "4.2.11.1";
   };
   atomos = {
     source = {
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
     platforms = [];
     source = {
       remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
-      sha256 = "0m3hi4va9cr7anxkjf44as14j1hsrvw00bzvz7c906hyb8qcm4fp";
+      sha256 = "0bf524f1za92i6rlr4cr6jm3c4vfjszsdc9lsr6wk5125c76ipzn";
       type = "gem";
     };
-    version = "1.0.3";
+    version = "1.0.4";
   };
   cocoapods-downloader = {
     groups = ["default"];
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@
     platforms = [];
     source = {
       remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
-      sha256 = "1ixcx9pfissxrga53jbdpza85qd5f6b5nq1sfqa9rnfq82qnlbp1";
+      sha256 = "1x07r23s7836cpp5z9yrlbpljcxpax14yw4fy4bnp6crhr6x24an";
       type = "gem";
     };
-    version = "1.1.4";
+    version = "1.1.5";
   };
   escape = {
     source = {
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@
     platforms = [];
     source = {
       remotes = ["https://rubygems.org"];
-      sha256 = "13z3109lwq632vhazndqjlccpwadljg58sflbyl0m57j9d4blv2y";
+      sha256 = "0ji3wmpr6xm4172vxh9y6731vm2xrvv7ccwk4ijd5n4if1dakm03";
       type = "gem";
     };
-    version = "1.8.1";
+    version = "1.8.2";
   };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/update b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/update
index 8215d1abe4fd..53c113046c6f 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/update
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/cocoapods/update
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
-#! nix-shell -i bash -p bash ruby bundler bundix
+#! nix-shell -i bash -p bash bundix bundler
 
-BUNDIX_CACHE="$(mktemp -d)"
+set -e
 
-rm -f Gemfile.lock
-bundler package --path "$BUNDIX_CACHE"
-bundix --bundle-pack-path="$BUNDIX_CACHE"
-
-rm -rf "$BUNDIX_CACHE"
-rm -rf .bundle
+rm -f Gemfile.lock Gemfile-beta.lock
+bundler lock
+BUNDLE_GEMFILE=Gemfile-beta bundler lock --lockfile=Gemfile-beta.lock
+bundix --gemfile=Gemfile --lockfile=Gemfile.lock --gemset=gemset.nix
+bundix --gemfile=Gemfile-beta --lockfile=Gemfile-beta.lock --gemset=gemset-beta.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
index d0ad56538b94..a269e7195644 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 {
   # use the name of the name in question; its version will be picked up from the gemset
   pname
-  # gemdir is the location of the Gemfile{,.lock} and gemset.nix; usually ./.
-, gemdir
+  # Gemdir is the location of the Gemfile{,.lock} and gemset.nix; usually ./.
+  # This is required unless gemfile, lockfile, and gemset are all provided
+, gemdir ? null
   # Exes is the list of executables provided by the gems in the Gemfile
 , exes ? []
   # Scripts are ruby programs depend on gems in the Gemfile (e.g. scripts/rails)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 70018a69fdf7..d7efb150aea3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2200,6 +2200,8 @@ in
 
   cocoapods = callPackage ../development/mobile/cocoapods { };
 
+  cocoapods-beta = lowPrio (callPackage ../development/mobile/cocoapods { beta = true; });
+
   compass = callPackage ../development/tools/compass { };
 
   conda = callPackage ../tools/package-management/conda { };