diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-xcframework.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-xcframework.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dc807525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-xcframework.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Attach .xcframework file to release
+
+on: workflow_dispatch
+jobs:
+  publish-xcframework:
+    runs-on: macos-11
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    steps:
+      - run: sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode_12.5.app
+      - run: brew install ghr
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 14.x
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: native-publish
+      - name: Build Capacitor.xcframework
+        run: carthage build --no-skip-current --use-xcframeworks
+      - name: Build CapacitorCordova.xcframework
+        run: |
+          cd ios/CapacitorCordova
+          xcodebuild archive -scheme Cordova -sdk iphonesimulator SKIP_INSTALL=NO -archivePath Build/iOS-Simulator
+          xcodebuild archive -scheme Cordova -sdk iphoneos SKIP_INSTALL=NO -archivePath Build/iOS 
+          xcodebuild -create-xcframework -framework Build/iOS.xcarchive/Products/Library/Frameworks/Cordova.framework -framework Build/iOS-Simulator.xcarchive/Products/Library/Frameworks/Cordova.framework -output CapacitorCordova.xcframework
+          cd ../..
+      - name: Create Capacitor.xcframework.zip
+        run: |
+          mkdir Carthage/Build/CapacitorCordova.xcframework
+          mv ios/CapacitorCordova/CapacitorCordova.xcframework/* Carthage/Build/CapacitorCordova.xcframework
+          zip -r Capacitor.xcframework.zip Carthage/Build
+          rm -rf ios/CapacitorCordova/CapacitorCordova.xcframework
+      - name: Attach ZIP to latest release
+        run: ghr -replace $(git describe -tags --abbrev=0) Capacitor.xcframework.zip
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4eeae94e4..8af65f80c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ android-template/app/app.iml
 .settings/
 .project
 .env
+
+# Carthage and Carthage-built binaries
+Carthage
+*.xcframework.zip
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 65f2bdc60..a0d4ea61d 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			buildSettings = {
 				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
+				BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION = YES;
 				CLANG_ANALYZER_NONNULL = YES;
 				CLANG_ANALYZER_NUMBER_OBJECT_CONVERSION = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "gnu++14";
@@ -749,6 +750,7 @@
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			buildSettings = {
 				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
+				BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION = YES;
 				CLANG_ANALYZER_NONNULL = YES;
 				CLANG_ANALYZER_NUMBER_OBJECT_CONVERSION = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
 				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "gnu++14";