diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/ObjcClientCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/ObjcClientCodegen.java
index 314067c2ae..0fdb19e806 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/ObjcClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/ObjcClientCodegen.java
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ public class ObjcClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("Configuration-body.mustache", swaggerFolder, classPrefix + "Configuration.m"));
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("Configuration-header.mustache", swaggerFolder, classPrefix + "Configuration.h"));
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("podspec.mustache", "", podName + ".podspec"));
+        supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("README.mustache", "", "README.md"));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/objc/README.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/objc/README.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db2b1e5b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/objc/README.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# {{podName}}
+
+## Requirements
+
+The API client library requires ARC (Automatic Reference Counting) to be enabled in your Xcode project.
+
+## Installation
+
+To install it, put the API client library in your project and then simply add the following line to your Podfile:
+
+```ruby
+pod "{{podName}}", :path => "/path/to/lib"
+```
+
+## Author
+
+{{#apiInfo}}{{#apis}}{{^hasMore}}{{infoEmail}}
+{{/hasMore}}{{/apis}}{{/apiInfo}}
+
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/objc/README.md b/samples/client/petstore/objc/README.md
index 22a5fc2634..4cce2c882b 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/objc/README.md
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/objc/README.md
@@ -1,29 +1,19 @@
 # SwaggerClient
 
-[![CI Status](http://img.shields.io/travis/geekerzp/SwaggerClient.svg?style=flat)](https://travis-ci.org/geekerzp/SwaggerClient)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/cocoapods/v/SwaggerClient.svg?style=flat)](http://cocoapods.org/pods/SwaggerClient)
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/cocoapods/l/SwaggerClient.svg?style=flat)](http://cocoapods.org/pods/SwaggerClient)
-[![Platform](https://img.shields.io/cocoapods/p/SwaggerClient.svg?style=flat)](http://cocoapods.org/pods/SwaggerClient)
-
-## Usage
-
-To run the example project, clone the repo, and run `pod install` from the Example directory first.
-
 ## Requirements
 
+The API client library requires ARC (Automatic Reference Counting) to be enabled in your Xcode project.
+
 ## Installation
 
-SwaggerClient is available through [CocoaPods](http://cocoapods.org). To install
-it, simply add the following line to your Podfile:
+To install it, put the API client library in your project and then simply add the following line to your Podfile:
 
 ```ruby
-pod "SwaggerClient"
+pod "SwaggerClient", :path => "/path/to/lib"
 ```
 
 ## Author
 
-geekerzp, geekerzp@gmail.com
+apiteam@swagger.io
 
-## License
 
-SwaggerClient is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.