diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92110f65..e2edc5b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.34.0]
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to `3.96.0`
+
 ## [0.33.0] - 2024-11-28
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 747db3d9..bd15342f 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ dependencies {
     // Bitmovin
     implementation 'com.google.ads.interactivemedia.v3:interactivemedia:3.33.0'
     implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:18.0.1'
-    implementation 'com.bitmovin.player:player:3.94.0+jason'
-    implementation 'com.bitmovin.player:player-media-session:3.94.0+jason'
+    implementation 'com.bitmovin.player:player:3.96.0+jason'
+    implementation 'com.bitmovin.player:player-media-session:3.96.0+jason'
 }
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index d474db36..7a89a57b 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-jsi (= 0.73.4-0)
     - React-logger (= 0.73.4-0)
     - React-perflogger (= 0.73.4-0)
-  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.33.0):
+  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.34.0):
     - BitmovinPlayer (= 3.78.0)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-iOS-SDK (= 3.23.0)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-tvOS-SDK (= 4.13.0)
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-runtimescheduler: 20b2202e3396589a71069d12ae9f328949c7c7b8
   React-utils: 0307d396f233e47a167b5aaf045b0e4e1dc19d74
   ReactCommon: 17891ca337bfa5a7263649b09f27a8c664537bf2
-  RNBitmovinPlayer: 2b6f5929e0469976e262679a092077483d4a0c37
+  RNBitmovinPlayer: 66ac14eb3f0946461068975573449a09f835afcd
   RNCPicker: b18aaf30df596e9b1738e7c1f9ee55402a229dca
   RNScreens: b582cb834dc4133307562e930e8fa914b8c04ef2
   SocketRocket: f32cd54efbe0f095c4d7594881e52619cfe80b17
diff --git a/integration_test/ios/Podfile.lock b/integration_test/ios/Podfile.lock
index 7f238211..b1e04119 100644
--- a/integration_test/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/integration_test/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-jsi (= 0.73.4-0)
     - React-logger (= 0.73.4-0)
     - React-perflogger (= 0.73.4-0)
-  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.33.0):
+  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.34.0):
     - BitmovinPlayer (= 3.78.0)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-iOS-SDK (= 3.23.0)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-tvOS-SDK (= 4.13.0)
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-runtimescheduler: 20b2202e3396589a71069d12ae9f328949c7c7b8
   React-utils: 0307d396f233e47a167b5aaf045b0e4e1dc19d74
   ReactCommon: 17891ca337bfa5a7263649b09f27a8c664537bf2
-  RNBitmovinPlayer: 2b6f5929e0469976e262679a092077483d4a0c37
+  RNBitmovinPlayer: 66ac14eb3f0946461068975573449a09f835afcd
   SocketRocket: f32cd54efbe0f095c4d7594881e52619cfe80b17
   Yoga: ab50eb8f7fcf1b36aad1801b5687b66b2c0aa000
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d730f53..1592e416 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bitmovin-player-react-native",
-  "version": "0.33.0",
+  "version": "0.34.0",
   "description": "Official React Native bindings for Bitmovin's mobile Player SDKs.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "module": "lib/index.mjs",