diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 48c2ec055c..8f9a3ad623 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -413,6 +413,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests on iOS
         if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'ios' }}
         run: ./dev-packages/e2e-tests/cli.mjs ${{ matrix.platform }} --test
+        
+      - name: Copy Sentry logs
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ./dev-packages/e2e-tests/maestro-logs
+          cp $(find ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator -name "sentry.log" | head -n 1) ./dev-packages/e2e-tests/maestro-logs/ || true
 
       - name: Upload logs
         if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/cli.mjs b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/cli.mjs
index cb910ef938..a4ee63a849 100755
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/cli.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/cli.mjs
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ if (actions.includes('create')) {
       env: env,
     });
 
+    // Add this new step to modify the Podfile to use specific commit
+    console.log('Patching Podfile to use specific Sentry commit...');
+    const podfilePath = `${appDir}/ios/Podfile`;
+    let podfileContent = fs.readFileSync(podfilePath, 'utf8');
+
+    // Add this line at the beginning of the target block
+    podfileContent = podfileContent.replace(
+      /target .* do/,
+      `$&\n  pod 'Sentry/HybridSDK', :git => 'https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa.git', :commit => '97c634a07762db3be14c989e5137b0736a1479cb'`
+    );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(podfilePath, podfileContent);
+    console.log('Podfile patched successfully');
+
     if (fs.existsSync(`${appDir}/Gemfile`)) {
       execSync(`bundle install`, { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: appDir, env: env });
       execSync('bundle exec pod install --repo-update', { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: `${appDir}/ios`, env: env });
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/patch-scripts/rn.patch.app.js b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/patch-scripts/rn.patch.app.js
index 48660f1a56..5618cd755a 100755
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/patch-scripts/rn.patch.app.js
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/patch-scripts/rn.patch.app.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Sentry.init({
   integrations: [
     Sentry.mobileReplayIntegration(),
   ],
+  replaysSessionSampleRate: 1.0,
+  replaysOnErrorSampleRate: 1.0,
 });
 `;
 const e2eComponentPatch = '<EndToEndTestsScreen />';
diff --git a/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec b/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
index 715b60bd8f..0b73ba9f7d 100644
--- a/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
+++ b/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.compiler_flags = other_cflags
 
-  s.dependency 'Sentry/HybridSDK', '8.51.0'
+  s.dependency 'Sentry/HybridSDK'
 
   if defined? install_modules_dependencies
     # Default React Native dependencies for 0.71 and above (new and legacy architecture)
diff --git a/packages/core/RNSentryCocoaTester/Podfile b/packages/core/RNSentryCocoaTester/Podfile
index 547f4d4310..77a6a2165c 100644
--- a/packages/core/RNSentryCocoaTester/Podfile
+++ b/packages/core/RNSentryCocoaTester/Podfile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ target 'RNSentryCocoaTesterTests' do
   pod 'RNSentry', :path => '../RNSentry.podspec'
   pod 'OCMock', '3.9.1'
 
+  pod 'Sentry/HybridSDK', :git => 'https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa.git', :commit => '97c634a07762db3be14c989e5137b0736a1479cb'
+
   post_install do |installer|
     set_react_native_path(installer)
   end
diff --git a/samples/react-native/ios/Podfile b/samples/react-native/ios/Podfile
index 43ff907e4e..7275b7e95c 100644
--- a/samples/react-native/ios/Podfile
+++ b/samples/react-native/ios/Podfile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ target 'sentryreactnativesample' do
     pod 'AppTurboModules', :path => "./../tm"
   end
 
+  pod 'Sentry/HybridSDK', :git => 'https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa.git', :commit => '97c634a07762db3be14c989e5137b0736a1479cb'
+
   target 'sentryreactnativesampleTests' do
     inherit! :complete
     # Pods for testing