diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 540362c035..e10aa5e7ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 ### Dependencies
 
+- Bump Cocoa SDK from v8.53.2 to v8.54.0 ([#5047](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5047))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#8540)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/compare/8.53.2...8.54.0)
 - Bump Android SDK from v8.17.0 to v8.19.0 ([#5034](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5034), [#5063](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5063))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#8190)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/8.17.0...8.19.0)
diff --git a/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec b/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
index 3413279979..621420f62f 100644
--- a/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
+++ b/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.compiler_flags = other_cflags
 
-  s.dependency 'Sentry/HybridSDK', '8.53.2'
+  s.dependency 'Sentry/HybridSDK', '8.40.0'
 
   if defined? install_modules_dependencies
     # Default React Native dependencies for 0.71 and above (new and legacy architecture)