diff --git a/.pipelines/mac-ios-spm-dev-validation-pipeline.yml b/.pipelines/mac-ios-spm-dev-validation-pipeline.yml
index a400fee..cd3e48e 100644
--- a/.pipelines/mac-ios-spm-dev-validation-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/mac-ios-spm-dev-validation-pipeline.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
       displayName: "List sparse checkout repo contents"
     
     # Download artifacts from a specific pipeline 
-    # For now, it consumes rel-1.15.0 version ORT iOS Pod which matches the current source code
-    # TODO: Update branch to latest main of ORT github repo when syncing changes to ORT SPM repo here.
+    # It consumes a latest dev version ORT iOS Pod which should match with the source code
     - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
       inputs:
         buildType: 'specific'
diff --git a/.pipelines/mac-ios-spm-release-validation-pipeline.yml b/.pipelines/mac-ios-spm-release-validation-pipeline.yml
index 5efefa8..74a895f 100644
--- a/.pipelines/mac-ios-spm-release-validation-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/mac-ios-spm-release-validation-pipeline.yml
@@ -14,37 +14,12 @@
     - template: templates/use-xcode-version.yml
       parameters:
         xcodeVersion: ${{ variables.xcodeVersion }}
-    
-    # Note: Currently it requires a dev version extensions c pod for testing
-    - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
-      inputs:
-        buildType: 'specific'
-        project: 'Lotus'
-        definition: 1206          #'definitionid' is obtained from `System.DefinitionId` of extensions CI: extensions.ios_packaging
-        buildVersionToDownload: 'latest'
-        branchName: 'main'
-        targetPath: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
-
-    - script: |
-        set -e -x
-        ls
-      workingDirectory: "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ios_packaging_artifacts"
-      displayName: "List staged artifacts for ORT Ext C Pod"
 
     # Note: Running xcodebuild test on `onnxruntime-Package` scheme will perform swift tests for both OnnxRuntimeBindings
     # and OnnxRuntimeExtensions targets.
     - script: |
         set -e -x
-
-        cd "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ios_packaging_artifacts"
-        POD_ARCHIVE=$(find . -name "pod-archive-onnxruntime-extensions-c-*.zip")
-        
-        cd "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)"
-        cp "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ios_packaging_artifacts/${POD_ARCHIVE}" swift/
-        export ORT_EXTENSIONS_IOS_POD_LOCAL_PATH="swift/${POD_ARCHIVE}"
-
         xcodebuild test -scheme onnxruntime-Package -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 14'
-        rm swift/pod-archive-onnxruntime-extensions-c-*.zip
       workingDirectory: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)"
       displayName: "Test Package.swift usage"
 
diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 8c929c2..5306f66 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 // A user of the Swift Package Manager (SPM) package will consume this file directly from the ORT SPM github repository.
 // For context, the end user's config will look something like:
 //
+// TODO: UPDATE VERSION NUMBER HERE ONCE A 1.16.0 RELEASE IS CONDUCTED ON THE SPM REPO
 //     dependencies: [
 //       .package(url: "https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime-swift-package-manager", from: "1.15.0"), 
 //       ...
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ import class Foundation.ProcessInfo
 
 let package = Package(
     name: "onnxruntime",
-    platforms: [.iOS(.v11)],
+    platforms: [.iOS(.v12)],
     products: [
         .library(name: "onnxruntime",
                  type: .static,
@@ -103,25 +104,21 @@ if let pod_archive_path = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["ORT_IOS_POD_LOCAL
     package.targets.append(Target.binaryTarget(name: "onnxruntime", path: pod_archive_path))
 
 } else {
-    // ORT 1.15.0 release
+    // ORT 1.16.0 release
     package.targets.append(
        Target.binaryTarget(name: "onnxruntime",
-                           url: "https://onnxruntimepackages.z14.web.core.windows.net/pod-archive-onnxruntime-c-1.15.0.zip",
-                           checksum: "9b41412329a73d7d298b1d94ab40ae9adb65cb84f132054073bc82515b4f5f82")
+                           url: "https://onnxruntimepackages.z14.web.core.windows.net/pod-archive-onnxruntime-c-1.16.0.zip",
+                           checksum: "684f317081d6795e5fd619972bc5dd9a648156ba9d3e0fb2292314582a216d8e")
     )
 }
 
 if let ext_pod_archive_path = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["ORT_EXTENSIONS_IOS_POD_LOCAL_PATH"] {
     package.targets.append(Target.binaryTarget(name: "onnxruntime_extensions", path: ext_pod_archive_path))
-}
-// Note: ORT Extensions 0.8.0 release version pod (Currently not working - it gives a header path not found error.)
- else {
-    //   package.targets.append(
-    //      Target.binaryTarget(name: "onnxruntime_extensions",
-    //                          url: "https://onnxruntimepackages.z14.web.core.windows.net/pod-archive-onnxruntime-extensions-c-0.8.0.zip",
-    //                          checksum: "1d003770c9a6d0ead92c04ed40d5083e8f4f55ea985750c3efab91489be15512")
-    //   )
-    fatalError("It is not valid to use a release version extensions c pod for now.\n" +
-               "Please set ORT_EXTENSIONS_IOS_POD_LOCAL_PATH environment variable to specify a location for local dev version pod.\n" +
-               "See Package.swift for more information on using a local pod archive.")
+} else {
+     // ORT Extensions 0.9.0 release
+      package.targets.append(
+         Target.binaryTarget(name: "onnxruntime_extensions",
+                             url: "https://onnxruntimepackages.z14.web.core.windows.net/pod-archive-onnxruntime-extensions-c-0.9.0.zip",
+                             checksum: "2549ae80482a1de285aa54cc07440b7daf8a93f91043eff6ba56b6e73274d6cf")
+      )
  }
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