diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9d7f4b3..e5e4c09 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -51,9 +51,12 @@ cveHandler {
 dependencies {
     api 'net.wooga.gradle:macos-security:[2,3['
     api 'net.wooga.gradle:xcodebuild:[2,3['
+
     api 'net.wooga.gradle:fastlane:[2,3['
     implementation "com.googlecode.plist:dd-plist:1.23"
-    integrationTestImplementation'com.wooga.spock.extensions:spock-macos-keychain-extension:[1,2['
     implementation 'com.wooga.gradle:gradle-commons:[1,2['
+    implementation 'net.wooga.gradle:asdf:[1,2['
+
+    integrationTestImplementation'com.wooga.spock.extensions:spock-macos-keychain-extension:[1,2['
     testImplementation 'com.wooga.gradle:gradle-commons-test:[1,2['
 }
diff --git a/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPluginIntegrationSpec.groovy b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPluginIntegrationSpec.groovy
index 0fb2107..f7f29ed 100644
--- a/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPluginIntegrationSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPluginIntegrationSpec.groovy
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 
 package wooga.gradle.build.unity.ios
 
-
+import com.wooga.gradle.PlatformUtils
 import com.wooga.gradle.test.ConventionSource
 import com.wooga.gradle.test.PropertyLocation
 import com.wooga.gradle.test.PropertyQueryTaskWriter
+import com.wooga.gradle.test.queries.PropertyQuery
 import com.wooga.gradle.test.queries.TestValue
 import com.wooga.gradle.test.writers.PropertyGetterTaskWriter
 import com.wooga.gradle.test.writers.PropertySetterWriter
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ import com.wooga.security.Domain
 import com.wooga.security.MacOsKeychainSearchList
 import nebula.test.functional.ExecutionResult
 import net.wooga.system.ProcessList
+import org.gradle.process.ExecSpec
+import spock.lang.IgnoreIf
 import spock.lang.Requires
 import spock.lang.Shared
 import spock.lang.Timeout
@@ -39,6 +42,8 @@ import wooga.gradle.xcodebuild.config.ExportOptions
 import wooga.gradle.xcodebuild.tasks.ExportArchive
 import wooga.gradle.xcodebuild.tasks.XcodeArchive
 
+import java.nio.file.Paths
+
 import static com.wooga.gradle.PlatformUtils.escapedPath
 import static com.wooga.gradle.test.queries.TestValue.projectFile
 import static com.wooga.gradle.test.writers.PropertySetInvocation.*
@@ -585,10 +590,10 @@ class IOSBuildPluginIntegrationSpec extends IOSBuildIntegrationSpec {
 
 
         set = new PropertySetterWriter(extensionName, property)
-                .serialize(wrapValueFallback)
-                .set(rawValue, type)
-                .to(location)
-                .use(invocation)
+            .serialize(wrapValueFallback)
+            .set(rawValue, type)
+            .to(location)
+            .use(invocation)
 
         get = new PropertyGetterTaskWriter(set)
     }
@@ -753,4 +758,30 @@ class IOSBuildPluginIntegrationSpec extends IOSBuildIntegrationSpec {
         then:
         query.matches(result, "a prefixed initial value with a value appended")
     }
+
+    /**
+     * With cocoapods now meant to be installed by default
+     */
+    def "installs cocoapods with repo-art command"() {
+        when:
+        def result = runTasks(taskName)
+
+        then: "pod should be installed in bin directory"
+        println result.standardError
+        stubs.each {
+            def binary = new File(projectDir, "${stubsDir}/${it}")
+            assert binary.exists()
+            assert binary.canExecute()
+        }
+
+        and: "'pod' executable should have 'repo-art' subcommand"
+        def podsExec = Paths.get(projectDir.absolutePath, stubsDir, "pod").toFile()
+        def podResult = "$podsExec.absolutePath repo-art".execute()
+        podResult.waitFor() == 0
+
+        where:
+        stubs = ["pod"]
+        stubsDir = "bin"
+        taskName = "podInstall"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPlugin.groovy
index f4e341f..d950b75 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPlugin.groovy
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ import org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePlugin
 import org.gradle.api.publish.plugins.PublishingPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Sync
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
+import wooga.gradle.asdf.AsdfPlugin
+import wooga.gradle.asdf.AsdfPluginExtension
+import wooga.gradle.asdf.ruby.RubyPlugin
+import wooga.gradle.asdf.ruby.RubyPluginExtension
 import wooga.gradle.build.unity.ios.internal.DefaultIOSBuildPluginExtension
 import wooga.gradle.build.unity.ios.tasks.ImportCodeSigningIdentities
 import wooga.gradle.build.unity.ios.tasks.InstallProvisionProfiles
@@ -58,6 +62,8 @@ class IOSBuildPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         project.pluginManager.apply(FastlanePlugin.class)
         project.pluginManager.apply(PublishingPlugin.class)
 
+        applyAsdfPlugin(project)
+
         def extension = project.getExtensions().create(IOSBuildPluginExtension, EXTENSION_NAME, DefaultIOSBuildPluginExtension.class)
         def fastlaneExtension = project.getExtensions().getByType(FastlanePluginExtension)
 
@@ -388,4 +394,34 @@ class IOSBuildPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         archiveDSYM.configure({ it.mustRunAfter(xcodeExport) })
         tasks.named(BasePlugin.ASSEMBLE_TASK_NAME).configure({ it.dependsOn(xcodeExport, archiveDSYM, collectOutputs) })
     }
+
+    /***
+     * Applies the asdf plugin, which manages the installation and usage of the asdf tool which manages
+     * multiple language runtime versions on a per-project basis.
+     * (https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf)
+     * @param project
+     */
+    void applyAsdfPlugin(Project project) {
+
+        project.pluginManager.apply(AsdfPlugin.class)
+        project.pluginManager.apply(RubyPlugin.class)
+
+        def asdf = project.extensions.getByType(AsdfPluginExtension)
+        asdf.version.convention(IOSBuildPluginConventions.asdfVersion.getStringValueProvider(project))
+        asdf.tool("ruby")
+
+        def ruby = project.extensions.getByType(RubyPluginExtension)
+        ruby.gem("cocoapods")
+        ruby.gem("cocoapods-art")
+        ruby.gem("cocoapods-pod-linkage")
+
+        def asdfGemInstallTask = project.tasks.named(RubyPlugin.RUBY_GEMS_TAK) {
+            dependsOn(AsdfPlugin.BIN_STUBS_TASK_NAME)
+        }
+
+        project.tasks.withType(PodInstallTask).configureEach {
+            it.dependsOn(asdfGemInstallTask)
+            it.executableDirectory.set(ruby.stubsDir)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPluginConventions.groovy b/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPluginConventions.groovy
index e588016..ee40bc6 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPluginConventions.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/build/unity/ios/IOSBuildPluginConventions.groovy
@@ -118,4 +118,8 @@ class IOSBuildPluginConventions {
             "IOS_BUILD_PROVISIONING_PROFILE_APP_ID",
             ["iosBuild.provisioningProfileAppId", "provisioningProfileAppId"],
             null)
+    static final PropertyLookup asdfVersion = new PropertyLookup("IOS_BUILD_ASDF_VERSION",
+            ["iosBuild.asdf.version"],
+        "0.13.1")
 }
+