diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index d2492281..c7a8e678 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let package = Package(
 		.package(url: "https://github.com/1024jp/GzipSwift", from: "5.2.0"),
 		.package(url: "https://github.com/bufbuild/connect-swift", exact: "0.12.0"),
 		.package(url: "https://github.com/apple/swift-docc-plugin.git", from: "1.0.0"),
-		.package(url: "https://github.com/xmtp/libxmtp-swift", exact: "0.5.1-beta1"),
+		.package(url: "https://github.com/xmtp/libxmtp-swift", exact: "0.5.1-beta2"),
 	],
 	targets: [
 		// Targets are the basic building blocks of a package. A target can define a module or a test suite.
diff --git a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Conversations.swift b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Conversations.swift
index 3ed23a76..c157659b 100644
--- a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Conversations.swift
+++ b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Conversations.swift
@@ -122,12 +122,15 @@ public actor Conversations {
 		}
 	}
 
-    public func newGroup(with addresses: [String], permissions: GroupPermissions = .allMembers) async throws -> Group {
+    public func newGroup(with addresses: [String],
+						 permissions: GroupPermissions = .allMembers,
+						 name: String = "",
+						 imageUrlSquare: String = ""
+	) async throws -> Group {
 		guard let v3Client = client.v3Client else {
 			throw GroupError.alphaMLSNotEnabled
 		}
 
-
 		if addresses.first(where: { $0.lowercased() == client.address.lowercased() }) != nil {
 			throw GroupError.memberCannotBeSelf
 		}
@@ -157,7 +160,11 @@ public actor Conversations {
 			throw GroupError.memberNotRegistered(erroredAddresses)
 		}
 
-		let group = try await v3Client.conversations().createGroup(accountAddresses: addresses, permissions: permissions).fromFFI(client: client)
+		let group = try await v3Client.conversations().createGroup(accountAddresses: addresses,
+																   opts: FfiCreateGroupOptions(permissions: permissions,
+																							   groupName: name,
+																							   groupImageUrlSquare: imageUrlSquare
+																							  )).fromFFI(client: client)
 
 		try await client.contacts.allowGroups(groupIds: [group.id])
 
diff --git a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Group.swift b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Group.swift
index acb83bd2..39f401e1 100644
--- a/Sources/XMTPiOS/Group.swift
+++ b/Sources/XMTPiOS/Group.swift
@@ -152,11 +152,19 @@ public struct Group: Identifiable, Equatable, Hashable {
     public func groupName() throws -> String {
         return try ffiGroup.groupName()
     }
+	
+	public func groupImageUrlSquare() throws -> String {
+		return try ffiGroup.groupImageUrlSquare()
+	}
 
     public func updateGroupName(groupName: String) async throws {
         try await ffiGroup.updateGroupName(groupName: groupName)
     }
 	
+	public func updateGroupImageUrlSquare(imageUrlSquare: String) async throws {
+		try await ffiGroup.updateGroupImageUrlSquare(groupImageUrlSquare: imageUrlSquare)
+	}
+	
 	public func processMessage(envelopeBytes: Data) async throws -> DecodedMessage {
 		let message = try await ffiGroup.processStreamedGroupMessage(envelopeBytes: envelopeBytes)
 		return try MessageV3(client: client, ffiMessage: message).decode()
diff --git a/Tests/XMTPTests/GroupTests.swift b/Tests/XMTPTests/GroupTests.swift
index 5585c035..5cc8a8c1 100644
--- a/Tests/XMTPTests/GroupTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/XMTPTests/GroupTests.swift
@@ -664,20 +664,26 @@ class GroupTests: XCTestCase {
 		await waitForExpectations(timeout: 3)
 	}
     
-    func testCanUpdateGroupName() async throws {
+    func testCanUpdateGroupMetadata() async throws {
         let fixtures = try await localFixtures()
-        let group = try await fixtures.aliceClient.conversations.newGroup(with: [fixtures.bob.address])
+        let group = try await fixtures.aliceClient.conversations.newGroup(with: [fixtures.bob.address], name: "Start Name", imageUrlSquare: "starturl.com")
         
         var groupName = try group.groupName()
+		var groupImageUrlSquare = try group.groupImageUrlSquare()
         
-        XCTAssertEqual(groupName, "")
+        XCTAssertEqual(groupName, "Start Name")
+		XCTAssertEqual(groupImageUrlSquare, "starturl.com")
+
 
         try await group.updateGroupName(groupName: "Test Group Name 1")
+		try await group.updateGroupImageUrlSquare(imageUrlSquare: "newurl.com")
         
         groupName = try group.groupName()
-        
+		groupImageUrlSquare = try group.groupImageUrlSquare()
+
         XCTAssertEqual(groupName, "Test Group Name 1")
-        
+		XCTAssertEqual(groupImageUrlSquare, "newurl.com")
+		
         let bobConv = try await fixtures.bobClient.conversations.list(includeGroups: true)[0]
         let bobGroup: Group;
         switch bobConv {
@@ -691,11 +697,13 @@ class GroupTests: XCTestCase {
                 bobGroup = group
         }
         groupName = try bobGroup.groupName()
-        XCTAssertEqual(groupName, "")
+        XCTAssertEqual(groupName, "Start Name")
         
         try await bobGroup.sync()
         groupName = try bobGroup.groupName()
-        
+		groupImageUrlSquare = try bobGroup.groupImageUrlSquare()
+		
+		XCTAssertEqual(groupImageUrlSquare, "newurl.com")
         XCTAssertEqual(groupName, "Test Group Name 1")
     }
 	
diff --git a/XMTP.podspec b/XMTP.podspec
index a6ce80d0..3428d098 100644
--- a/XMTP.podspec
+++ b/XMTP.podspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   #
 
   spec.name         = "XMTP"
-  spec.version      = "0.11.6"
+  spec.version      = "0.11.7"
   spec.summary      = "XMTP SDK Cocoapod"
 
   # This description is used to generate tags and improve search results.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.homepage     	= "https://github.com/xmtp/xmtp-ios"
 
   spec.license      	= "MIT"
-  spec.author       	= { "Pat Nakajima" => "pat@xmtp.com" }
+  spec.author       	= { "XMTP" => "eng@xmtp.com" }
 
 	spec.platform      	= :ios, '14.0', :macos, '11.0'
 
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.dependency "web3.swift"
   spec.dependency "GzipSwift"
   spec.dependency "Connect-Swift", "= 0.12.0"
-  spec.dependency 'LibXMTP', '= 0.5.1-beta1'
+  spec.dependency 'LibXMTP', '= 0.5.1-beta2'
 end
diff --git a/XMTPiOSExample/XMTPiOSExample.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved b/XMTPiOSExample/XMTPiOSExample.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
index f2d03777..cb0b4d32 100644
--- a/XMTPiOSExample/XMTPiOSExample.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
+++ b/XMTPiOSExample/XMTPiOSExample.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
       "location" : "https://github.com/xmtp/libxmtp-swift",
       "state" : {
-        "revision" : "c5e9ed9d3ee9de55beec4d7a8f76861c9d43230d",
-        "version" : "0.5.1-beta1"
+        "revision" : "61cf883b0a6e3bdd00a1d41f6b93556c35124b7b",
+        "version" : "0.5.1-beta2"
       }
     },
     {