diff --git a/.ado/apple-pr.yml b/.ado/apple-pr.yml
index 0cda6c83d4ffed..b67226025c41b4 100644
--- a/.ado/apple-pr.yml
+++ b/.ado/apple-pr.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ stages:
       - template: /.ado/jobs/test-javascript.yml@self
       - template: /.ado/jobs/npm-publish-dry-run.yml@self
 
-  - stage: Integration
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: /.ado/jobs/test-react-native-macos-init.yml@self
-      - template: /.ado/jobs/react-native-test-app-integration.yml@self
+  # https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-macos/issues/2344
+  # The Verdaccio server consistently hangs on creation, which is required for the integration tests
+  # - stage: Integration
+  #   dependsOn: []
+  #   jobs:
+  #     - template: /.ado/jobs/test-react-native-macos-init.yml@self
+  #     - template: /.ado/jobs/react-native-test-app-integration.yml@self
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 88f17b435ec0c3..4dd36df9782cad 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ ruby ">= 2.6.10"
 
 gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.13', '!= 1.15.0', '!= 1.15.1'
 gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.5', '< 7.1.0'
+gem 'xcodeproj', '< 1.26.0'
+gem 'concurrent-ruby', '< 1.3.4'
diff --git a/packages/helloworld/Gemfile b/packages/helloworld/Gemfile
index 50320de98530d5..1036ed276bed1c 100644
--- a/packages/helloworld/Gemfile
+++ b/packages/helloworld/Gemfile
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ ruby ">= 2.6.10"
 
 gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.13', '!= 1.15.0', '!= 1.15.1'
 gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.5', '< 7.1.0'
+gem 'xcodeproj', '< 1.26.0'
+gem 'concurrent-ruby', '< 1.3.4'
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile b/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
index 0ea65792a4e02c..120dcb2bf5d1e3 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/Gemfile
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ ruby ">= 2.6.10"
 gem 'cocoapods', '~> 1.13', '!= 1.15.0', '!= 1.15.1'
 gem 'rexml'
 gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.5', '< 7.1.0'
+gem 'xcodeproj', '< 1.26.0'
+gem 'concurrent-ruby', '< 1.3.4'