diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 7a2ee7c4df..19c4dc6b1f 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -283,6 +283,12 @@
       "groupName": "jvm sdk template dependencies",
       "skipArtifactsUpdate": true
     },
+    {
+      "description": "Keep native React Native test dependencies aligned with the versions shipped by its SDK template.",
+      "matchFileNames": ["tests/e2e/languages/react-native/android-test/build.gradle.kts"],
+      "matchDepNames": ["com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client", "androidx.core:core-ktx"],
+      "enabled": false
+    },
     {
       "matchManagers": ["pub"],
       "groupName": "dart and flutter sdk template dependencies"
diff --git a/templates/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/templates/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index c56b367ba9..16e57d81ac 100644
--- a/templates/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/templates/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.8.2-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/templates/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/templates/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index c56b367ba9..16e57d81ac 100644
--- a/templates/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/templates/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.8.2-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/tests/e2e/languages/flutter/android-test/build.gradle.kts b/tests/e2e/languages/flutter/android-test/build.gradle.kts
index 48dcf1727c..912da8b949 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/languages/flutter/android-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/tests/e2e/languages/flutter/android-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id("com.android.library") version "9.4.0"
+    id("com.android.library") version "9.4.1"
 }
 
 android {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/languages/react-native/android-test/Tests.kt b/tests/e2e/languages/react-native/android-test/Tests.kt
index 46afaa8c68..6882c5523b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/languages/react-native/android-test/Tests.kt
+++ b/tests/e2e/languages/react-native/android-test/Tests.kt
@@ -69,21 +69,21 @@ class TestPromise : Promise {
         settled.complete(Result.failure(Exception(message)))
     }
 
-    override fun reject(code: String, message: String?) = fail(message)
+    override fun reject(code: String?, message: String?) = fail(message)
 
-    override fun reject(code: String, throwable: Throwable?) = fail(throwable?.message)
+    override fun reject(code: String?, throwable: Throwable?) = fail(throwable?.message)
 
-    override fun reject(code: String, message: String?, throwable: Throwable?) = fail(message)
+    override fun reject(code: String?, message: String?, throwable: Throwable?) = fail(message)
 
     override fun reject(throwable: Throwable) = fail(throwable.message)
 
     override fun reject(throwable: Throwable, userInfo: WritableMap) = fail(throwable.message)
 
-    override fun reject(code: String, userInfo: WritableMap) = fail(code)
+    override fun reject(code: String?, userInfo: WritableMap) = fail(code)
 
-    override fun reject(code: String, throwable: Throwable?, userInfo: WritableMap) = fail(throwable?.message)
+    override fun reject(code: String?, throwable: Throwable?, userInfo: WritableMap) = fail(throwable?.message)
 
-    override fun reject(code: String, message: String?, userInfo: WritableMap) = fail(message)
+    override fun reject(code: String?, message: String?, userInfo: WritableMap) = fail(message)
 
     override fun reject(code: String?, message: String?, throwable: Throwable?, userInfo: WritableMap?) = fail(message)
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/languages/react-native/android-test/build.gradle.kts b/tests/e2e/languages/react-native/android-test/build.gradle.kts
index ebf09e5a5b..2e8c6f8d18 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/languages/react-native/android-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/tests/e2e/languages/react-native/android-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id("com.android.library") version "9.4.0"
+    id("com.android.library") version "9.4.1"
 }
 
 android {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     implementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client:1.3.6")
     implementation("androidx.core:core-ktx:1.13.1")
-    implementation("com.facebook.react:react-android:0.76.9")
+    implementation("com.facebook.react:react-android:0.88.0")
     testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
     testImplementation("androidx.test.ext:junit-ktx:1.3.0")
     testImplementation("androidx.test:core-ktx:1.7.0")