diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aeb858f744..69e405d923 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 - Bump Bundler Plugins from v5.2.1 to v5.3.0 ([#6138](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6138))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#530)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript-bundler-plugins/compare/5.2.1...5.3.0)
+- Bump Android SDK from v8.41.0 to v8.42.0 ([#6193](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6193))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#8420)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/8.41.0...8.42.0)
 
 ## 8.11.1
 
diff --git a/packages/core/android/build.gradle b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
index e4b69e53ab..45fc226106 100644
--- a/packages/core/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     compileOnly files('libs/replay-stubs.jar')
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:8.41.0'
-    debugImplementation 'io.sentry:sentry-spotlight:8.41.0'
+    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:8.42.0'
+    debugImplementation 'io.sentry:sentry-spotlight:8.42.0'
 
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.12.0'
diff --git a/packages/core/android/expo-handler/build.gradle b/packages/core/android/expo-handler/build.gradle
index 9f9962a54b..96850d6bde 100644
--- a/packages/core/android/expo-handler/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/core/android/expo-handler/build.gradle
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly project(':expo-modules-core')
-    compileOnly 'io.sentry:sentry-android:8.41.0'
+    compileOnly 'io.sentry:sentry-android:8.42.0'
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/android/libs/replay-stubs.jar b/packages/core/android/libs/replay-stubs.jar
index ac18b7e0db..d1fdafe138 100644
Binary files a/packages/core/android/libs/replay-stubs.jar and b/packages/core/android/libs/replay-stubs.jar differ
diff --git a/packages/core/android/replay-stubs/build.gradle b/packages/core/android/replay-stubs/build.gradle
index c294091886..ac99ecdd67 100644
--- a/packages/core/android/replay-stubs/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/core/android/replay-stubs/build.gradle
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ tasks.named('jar', Jar) {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  compileOnly 'io.sentry:sentry:8.41.0'
+  compileOnly 'io.sentry:sentry:8.42.0'
 }