diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 783a94dd8..abe22e397 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 - Bump CLI from v2.42.2 to v2.42.4 ([#851](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/pull/851), [#854](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/pull/854))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#2424)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/compare/2.42.2...2.42.4)
-- Bump Android SDK from v8.3.0 to v8.5.0 ([#852](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/pull/852), [#853](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/pull/853))
-  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#850)
-  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/8.3.0...8.5.0)
+- Bump Android SDK from v8.3.0 to v8.8.0 ([#852](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/pull/852), [#853](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/pull/853), [#865](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-android-gradle-plugin/pull/865))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#880)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/8.3.0...8.8.0)
 
 ## 5.3.0
 
diff --git a/plugin-build/gradle.properties b/plugin-build/gradle.properties
index 9ab9303af..f9c7bac2d 100644
--- a/plugin-build/gradle.properties
+++ b/plugin-build/gradle.properties
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ org.gradle.parallel=true
 name = sentry-android-gradle-plugin
 group = io.sentry
 version = 5.3.0
-sdk_version = 8.5.0
+sdk_version = 8.8.0
 
 # publication pom properties
 POM_NAME=Sentry Android Gradle Plugin