diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d254e5f5..e4c235d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 7.1.1
+
+- fix: Preload injection path (#1243)
+
 ## 7.1.0
 
 - feat: Update JavaScript SDKs from [v10.7.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/releases/tag/10.7.0) to [v10.11.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/releases/tag/10.11.0) (#1236)
diff --git a/src/main/integrations/preload-injection.ts b/src/main/integrations/preload-injection.ts
index 226905db..6f13bccf 100644
--- a/src/main/integrations/preload-injection.ts
+++ b/src/main/integrations/preload-injection.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import { ElectronMainOptionsInternal } from '../sdk.js';
 // to ensure we check for that!
 function getPreloadPath(): string | number | undefined {
   try {
-    return require.resolve('../../preload/index.js');
+    return require.resolve('../../preload/default.js');
   } catch (_) {
     try {
       // This could be ESM
       const currentDir = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
       // Use the CJS preload
-      return resolve(currentDir, '..', '..', '..', '..', 'preload', 'index.js');
+      return resolve(currentDir, '..', '..', '..', '..', 'preload', 'default.js');
     } catch (_) {
       //
     }