diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e56213f60c..c6247e8fef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
 - Bump JavaScript SDK from v8.47.0 to v8.53.0 ([#4421](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4421), [#4449](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4449), [#4453](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4453), [#4480](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4480), [#4491](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4491), [#4496](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4496), [#4497](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4497))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md#8530)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/compare/8.47.0...8.53.0)
-- Bump Android SDK from v7.20.0 to v7.20.1 ([#4467](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4467))
-  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#7201)
-  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/7.20.0...7.20.1)
+- Bump Android SDK from v7.20.0 to v8.1.0 ([#4467](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4467), [#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/7.20.0...8.1.0)
 - Bump Cocoa SDK from v8.43.0 to v8.44.0 ([#4495](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4495))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#8440)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/compare/8.43.0...8.44.0)
diff --git a/packages/core/android/build.gradle b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
index f9fc318768..7bf695ea34 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'
 }