diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index b65dd7052..a89d29206 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ agp = "8.10.1"
 asm = "9.4" # // compatibility matrix -> https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/7.1/com/android/build/api/instrumentation/InstrumentationContext#apiversion
 ktfmt = "0.51"
 sqlite = "2.1.0"
-sentry = "7.0.0"
+sentry = "8.43.0"
 
 sampleCoroutines = "1.5.2"
 sampleRoom = "2.7.2"
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ sqlite = { group = "androidx.sqlite", name = "sqlite", version.ref = "sqlite" }
 sqliteFramework = { group = "androidx.sqlite", name = "sqlite-framework", version.ref = "sqlite" }
 sentry = { group = "io.sentry", name = "sentry", version.ref = "sentry" }
 sentryAndroid = { group = "io.sentry", name = "sentry-android", version.ref = "sentry" }
-sentryAndroidOkhttp = { group = "io.sentry", name = "sentry-android-okhttp", version.ref = "sentry" }
 sentryOkhttp = { group = "io.sentry", name = "sentry-okhttp", version.ref = "sentry" }
 sentrySpringBootJakarta = { group = "io.sentry", name = "sentry-spring-boot-starter-jakarta", version.ref = "sentry" }
 
diff --git a/plugin-build/build.gradle.kts b/plugin-build/build.gradle.kts
index 842144260..91a7bcb58 100644
--- a/plugin-build/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugin-build/build.gradle.kts
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementationAar(libs.sqliteFramework)
   testRuntimeOnly(files(androidSdkPath))
   testImplementationAar(libs.sentryAndroid)
-  testImplementationAar(libs.sentryAndroidOkhttp)
-  testImplementationAar(libs.sentryOkhttp)
+  testImplementation(libs.sentryOkhttp)
 
   // Needed to read contents from APK/Source Bundles
   testImplementation(libs.arscLib)
@@ -322,7 +321,7 @@ buildConfig {
   className("BuildConfig")
 
   buildConfigField("String", "Version", provider { "\"${project.version}\"" })
-  buildConfigField("String", "SdkVersion", provider { "\"${project.property("sdk_version")}\"" })
+  buildConfigField("String", "SdkVersion", libs.versions.sentry.map { "\"$it\"" })
   buildConfigField("String", "AgpVersion", provider { "\"${BuildPluginsVersion.AGP}\"" })
   buildConfigField("String", "CliVersion", propertyVersionProvider("sentry-cli.properties"))
   buildConfigField(
diff --git a/plugin-build/gradle.properties b/plugin-build/gradle.properties
index f5a0dafc7..5a088b400 100644
--- a/plugin-build/gradle.properties
+++ b/plugin-build/gradle.properties
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ org.gradle.parallel=true
 name = sentry-android-gradle-plugin
 group = io.sentry
 version = 6.9.0
-sdk_version = 8.43.0
 
 # publication pom properties
 POM_NAME=Sentry Android Gradle Plugin
diff --git a/plugin-build/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/instrumentation/classloader/mapping/OkHttpMapping.kt b/plugin-build/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/instrumentation/classloader/mapping/OkHttpMapping.kt
index 5bfcafb37..ecd5220a4 100644
--- a/plugin-build/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/instrumentation/classloader/mapping/OkHttpMapping.kt
+++ b/plugin-build/src/test/kotlin/io/sentry/android/gradle/instrumentation/classloader/mapping/OkHttpMapping.kt
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ val okHttpMissingClasses =
       { name ->
         standardClassSource(name, superclass = "okhttp3.internal.Internal")
       },
+    // Removed from the Sentry SDK in 8.0.0; generate a stub so the verifier can still
+    // resolve it for the legacy useSentryAndroidOkHttp instrumentation path.
+    "io.sentry.android.okhttp.SentryOkHttpEventListener" to
+      { name ->
+        standardClassSource(name, superclass = "io.sentry.okhttp.SentryOkHttpEventListener")
+      },
   )
diff --git a/scripts/update-android.sh b/scripts/update-android.sh
index 4981f2fa7..614e67d8d 100755
--- a/scripts/update-android.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-android.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 cd $(dirname "$0")/../
-file='plugin-build/gradle.properties'
+file='gradle/libs.versions.toml'
 content=$(cat $file)
 
-regex='(sdk_version = *)([0-9\.]+)'
+regex='(sentry = ")([^"]+)'
 if ! [[ $content =~ $regex ]]; then
     echo "Failed to find the Android SDK version in $file"
     exit 1