diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17b8b913ac..809078add9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 - Bump JavaScript SDK from v7.49.0 to v7.50.0 ([#3035](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/3035))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md#7500)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/compare/7.49.0...7.50.0)
+- Bump Android SDK from v6.17.0 to v6.18.1 ([#3017](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/3017))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#6181)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/6.17.0...6.18.1)
 
 ## 5.4.0
 
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 321c09d7ca..685ced52d3 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:6.17.0'
+    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:6.18.1'
 }