diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 84a2aab0a..5b6e17ac3 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Nodes with values to reuse in the pipeline.
 common_params:
   plugins: &common_plugins
-    - automattic/a8c-ci-toolkit#3.0.1
+    - automattic/a8c-ci-toolkit#3.3.0
   # Common environment values to use with the `env` key.
   env: &common_env
     IMAGE_ID: xcode-15.0.1
diff --git a/.buildkite/publish-aztec-pod.sh b/.buildkite/publish-aztec-pod.sh
index a0beab3ba..a66222ebd 100644
--- a/.buildkite/publish-aztec-pod.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/publish-aztec-pod.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ echo "--- :rubygems: Setting up Gems"
 install_gems
 
 echo "--- :cocoapods: Publishing Pod to CocoaPods CDN"
-publish_pod $PODSPEC_PATH
+# Using `--synchronous` here because Editor depends on Aztec, and we need
+# to be able to `pod trunk push` the Editor pod immediately after the Aztec
+# pod has been published, without being hindered by the CDN propagation time.
+publish_pod --synchronous $PODSPEC_PATH
 
 echo "--- :cocoapods: Publishing Pod to WP Specs Repo"
 publish_private_pod $PODSPEC_PATH $SPECS_REPO "$SPEC_REPO_PUBLIC_DEPLOY_KEY"
diff --git a/.buildkite/publish-editor.pod.sh b/.buildkite/publish-editor.pod.sh
index 68dbb507c..98c6cc707 100644
--- a/.buildkite/publish-editor.pod.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/publish-editor.pod.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ echo "--- :rubygems: Setting up Gems"
 install_gems
 
 echo "--- :cocoapods: Publishing Pod to CocoaPods CDN"
-publish_pod $PODSPEC_PATH
+# Using `--synchronous` here because Editor depends on Aztec, and we need
+# to be able to `pod trunk push` the Editor pod immediately after the Aztec
+# pod has been published, without being hindered by the CDN propagation time.
+publish_pod --synchronous $PODSPEC_PATH
 
 echo "--- :cocoapods: Publishing Pod to WP Specs Repo"
 publish_private_pod $PODSPEC_PATH $SPECS_REPO "$SPEC_REPO_PUBLIC_DEPLOY_KEY"