diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 81be6f7ec7..2926665da7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Features
+
+- Bump Android SDK from v6.3.1 to v8.5.0 ([#82](https://github.com/G2Patrik/sentry-react-native/pull/82))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#850)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/6.3.1...8.5.0)
+
 ## 4.2.4
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index ac0bfa7903..7774118d30 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:6.3.1'
+    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:8.5.0'
 }