diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b50da5a8..510d6097 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ gem 'xcoder', :git => "git://github.com/rayh/xcoder.git"
 gem 'restkit', :git => 'git://github.com/RestKit/RestKit-Gem.git'
 gem 'debugger', '1.2.0'
 gem 'faker', '1.1.2'
-gem 'cocoapods', '0.15.1'
+gem 'cocoapods', '0.15.2'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 99fac261..cce50b66 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ GEM
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
     addressable (2.3.2)
     builder (3.1.3)
-    cocoapods (0.15.1)
+    cocoapods (0.15.2)
       activesupport (~> 3.2.6)
       colored (~> 1.2)
       escape (~> 0.0.4)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ GEM
       octokit (~> 1.7)
       open4 (~> 1.3.0)
       rake (~> 0.9.0)
-      xcodeproj (>= 0.3.4)
+      xcodeproj (~> 0.3.5)
     colored (1.2)
     columnize (0.3.6)
     daemons (1.1.9)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ GEM
       eventmachine (>= 0.12.6)
       rack (>= 1.0.0)
     tilt (1.3.3)
-    xcodeproj (0.3.4)
+    xcodeproj (0.3.5)
       activesupport (~> 3.2.6)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   bundler (~> 1.2.0)
-  cocoapods (= 0.15.1)
+  cocoapods (= 0.15.2)
   debugger (= 1.2.0)
   faker (= 1.1.2)
   rake (~> 0.9.0)
diff --git a/Podfile.lock b/Podfile.lock
index 04042de5..4f674aac 100644
--- a/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Podfile.lock
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   OCHamcrest: 75258b3746b118ed9de96a6a8d985546f32e0f9b
   OCMock: 77a9c4c57af6bf258a537d34cf09abf422affede
 
-COCOAPODS: 0.15.1
+COCOAPODS: 0.15.2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b3bb081..d30c2466 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ Support for additional formats and alternate serialization backends is provided
 
 ## Installation
 
-The recommended approach for installating RestKit is via the [CocoaPods](http://cocoapods.org/) package manager, as it provides flexible dependency management and dead simple installation.
+The recommended approach for installating RestKit is via the [CocoaPods](http://cocoapods.org/) package manager, as it provides flexible dependency management and dead simple installation. For best results, it is recommended that you install via CocoaPods **>= 0.15.2** using Git **>= 1.8.0** installed via Homebrew.
 
 ### via CocoaPods
 
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ Install into your project:
 $ pod install
 ```
 
+Please note that if your installation fails, it may be because you are installing with a version of Git lower than CocoaPods is expecting. Please ensure that you are running Git **>= 1.8.0** by executing `git --version`. You can get a full picture of the installation details by executing `pod install --verbose`.
+
 ### From a Release Package or as a Git submodule
 
 Detailed installation instructions are available in the [Visual Install Guide](https://github.com/RestKit/RestKit/wiki/Installing-RestKit-v0.20.x-as-a-Git-Submodule) on the Wiki.