diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ec0a1aa6..4768d96b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.14.1] (2023-11-16)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Android: `PlayerView` destroys attached `Player` instance on destroy. `Player` lifecycle must be handled on the creation side
+
 ## [0.14.0] (2023-11-14)
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/bitmovin/player/reactnative/RNPlayerView.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/bitmovin/player/reactnative/RNPlayerView.kt
index d3c18ca0..c2d166e7 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/bitmovin/player/reactnative/RNPlayerView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/bitmovin/player/reactnative/RNPlayerView.kt
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class RNPlayerView(
 
     private var _playerView: PlayerView? = null
         set(value) {
+            field?.removeOnLayoutChangeListener(this)
             field = value
             viewEventRelay.eventEmitter = field
             playerEventRelay.eventEmitter = field?.player
@@ -157,8 +158,7 @@ class RNPlayerView(
     /**
      * Associated Bitmovin's `PlayerView`.
      */
-    val playerView: PlayerView?
-        get() = _playerView
+    val playerView: PlayerView? get() = _playerView
 
     private var subtitleView: SubtitleView? = null
 
@@ -186,11 +186,15 @@ class RNPlayerView(
      * Cleans up the resources and listeners produced by this view.
      */
     fun dispose() {
-        viewEventRelay.eventEmitter = null
-        playerEventRelay.eventEmitter = null
-        playerView?.removeOnLayoutChangeListener(this)
-        playerView?.onDestroy()
         activityLifecycle.removeObserver(activityLifecycleObserver)
+
+        val playerView = _playerView ?: return
+        _playerView = null
+        // The `RNPlayerView` should not take care of the player lifecycle.
+        // As a different component is creating the player instance, the other component
+        // is responsible for destroying the player in the end.
+        playerView.player = null
+        playerView.onDestroy()
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 12d7437b..7ccd26b4 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-jsi (= 0.69.6-2)
     - React-logger (= 0.69.6-2)
     - React-perflogger (= 0.69.6-2)
-  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.14.0):
+  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.14.1):
     - BitmovinPlayer (= 3.48.0)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-iOS-SDK (= 3.18.4)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-tvOS-SDK (= 4.8.2)
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-RCTText: f72442f7436fd8624494963af4906000a5465ce6
   React-runtimeexecutor: f1383f6460ea3d66ed122b4defb0b5ba664ee441
   ReactCommon: 7857ab475239c5ba044b7ed946ba564f2e7f1626
-  RNBitmovinPlayer: 7b30750994923ebfe825e82f9182cd0e03e1b708
+  RNBitmovinPlayer: e2436bccf53ed596ece178e6553ea7268d792163
   RNCPicker: 0250e95ad170569a96f5b0555cdd5e65b9084dca
   RNScreens: 4a1af06327774490d97342c00aee0c2bafb497b7
   SocketRocket: f32cd54efbe0f095c4d7594881e52619cfe80b17
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc49fb5d..c5d839ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bitmovin-player-react-native",
-  "version": "0.14.0",
+  "version": "0.14.1",
   "description": "Official React Native bindings for Bitmovin's mobile Player SDKs.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "module": "lib/index.mjs",