diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index abe5d363f..b2d921892 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 - Bump JavaScript SDK from v8.53.0 to v8.54.0 ([#4503](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4503))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md#8540)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/compare/8.53.0...8.54.0)
+- Bump Android SDK from v7.20.1 to v8.1.0 ([#4471](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4471))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#810)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/7.20.1...8.1.0)
 
 ## 6.6.0
 
diff --git a/packages/core/android/build.gradle b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
index f9fc31876..7bf695ea3 100644
--- a/packages/core/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:7.20.1'
+    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:8.1.0'
 }