diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99e6b4f337..dcb8c08fc6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 - Bump JavaScript SDK from v8.37.1 to v8.38.0 ([#4267](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4267))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md#8380)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/compare/8.37.1...8.38.0)
+- Bump Android SDK from v7.17.0 to v7.18.0 ([#4289](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4289))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#7180)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/7.17.0...7.18.0)
 
 ## 6.2.0
 
diff --git a/packages/core/android/build.gradle b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
index 8560aabd97..95f534f024 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:7.17.0'
+    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:7.18.0'
 }