diff --git a/packages/firebase_core_tvos/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/firebase_core_tvos/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d9830f..127d875 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core_tvos/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/firebase_core_tvos/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## 0.0.2
+
+* Constrain `firebase_core_platform_interface` to `>=7.1.0 <8.1.0`.
+  `CoreFirebaseOptions` is a 15-element Pigeon payload only in 7.1.0 and 8.0.0;
+  7.0.x predates the `recaptchaSiteKey` field and 8.1.0 removed it again, so
+  both send 14 elements. The generated native side here decodes index 14, so
+  outside that window `Firebase.initializeApp(options: ...)` read past the end
+  of the list. Unconstrained, a fresh resolve picked 8.1.0.
+
 ## 0.0.1
 
 * Initial tvOS scaffolding generated by `flutter-tvos plugin port` from
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core_tvos/README.md b/packages/firebase_core_tvos/README.md
index c5b1b99..b76d31f 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core_tvos/README.md
+++ b/packages/firebase_core_tvos/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ it:
 ```yaml
 dependencies:
   firebase_core: ^4.11.0
-  firebase_core_tvos: ^0.0.1
+  firebase_core_tvos: ^0.0.2
 ```
 
 The native plugin registers automatically through flutter-tvos' plugin
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core_tvos/pubspec.yaml b/packages/firebase_core_tvos/pubspec.yaml
index 96ddd60..615142c 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core_tvos/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/firebase_core_tvos/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: firebase_core_tvos
 description: >-
   tvOS (Apple TV) implementation of the firebase_core Flutter plugin, enabling
   Firebase initialization on Apple TV via the flutter-tvos toolchain.
-version: 0.0.1
+version: 0.0.2
 homepage: https://fluttertv.dev
 repository: https://github.com/fluttertv/plugins/tree/main/packages/firebase_core_tvos
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/fluttertv/plugins/issues
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ dependencies:
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
   firebase_core: ^4.11.0
+  # Pinned to the window where CoreFirebaseOptions is a 15-element Pigeon
+  # payload, which is what this package's generated native side decodes
+  # (tvos/Classes/messages.g.m reads index 14). 7.0.x and 8.1.0 send 14
+  # elements — 8.1.0 dropped `recaptchaSiteKey` — so either end of this range
+  # makes Firebase.initializeApp(options: ...) read past the end of the list.
+  # Only 7.1.0 and 8.0.0 are compatible. Widening this requires regenerating
+  # the native Pigeon sources first.
+  firebase_core_platform_interface: ">=7.1.0 <8.1.0"
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_lints: ^4.0.0
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core_tvos/tvos/firebase_core_tvos.podspec b/packages/firebase_core_tvos/tvos/firebase_core_tvos.podspec
index d8766da..ec41bce 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core_tvos/tvos/firebase_core_tvos.podspec
+++ b/packages/firebase_core_tvos/tvos/firebase_core_tvos.podspec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name             = 'firebase_core_tvos'
-  s.version          = '0.0.1'
+  s.version          = '0.0.2'
   s.summary          = 'tvOS implementation of firebase_core.'
   s.description      = <<-DESC
 tvOS implementation of firebase_core, the federated platform