diff --git a/.github/workflows/sample-application.yml b/.github/workflows/sample-application.yml
index efb32a6d89..13082b8df0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sample-application.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sample-application.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       caller_ref: ${{ github.ref }}
 
   build-ios:
-    name: Build ${{ matrix.rn-architecture }} ios ${{ matrix.build-type }} ${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks }} ${{ matrix.sentry-consumption }}
+    name: Build ${{ matrix.rn-architecture }} ios ${{ matrix.build-type }} ${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks }}
     runs-on: macos-26-xlarge
     needs: [diff_check, detect-changes]
     if: >-
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@ jobs:
         rn-architecture: ["new"]
         ios-use-frameworks: ["no-frameworks"]
         build-type: ["dev", "production"]
-        sentry-consumption: ["xcframework"]
-        # `xcframework` is the default: RNSentry vendors a prebuilt
-        # `Sentry-Dynamic.xcframework` downloaded from sentry-cocoa's release.
-        # Keep a single CocoaPods job to catch regressions in the source-build
-        # fallback (`SENTRY_USE_XCFRAMEWORK=0`).
-        include:
-          - rn-architecture: "new"
-            ios-use-frameworks: "no-frameworks"
-            build-type: "production"
-            sentry-consumption: "cocoapods"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 
@@ -105,7 +95,6 @@ jobs:
           [[ "${{ matrix.build-type }}" == "production" ]] && export ENABLE_PROD=1 || export ENABLE_PROD=0
           [[ "${{ matrix.rn-architecture }}" == "new" ]] && export ENABLE_NEW_ARCH=1 || export ENABLE_NEW_ARCH=0
           [[ "${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks }}" == "dynamic-frameworks" ]] && export USE_FRAMEWORKS=dynamic
-          [[ "${{ matrix.sentry-consumption }}" == "cocoapods" ]] && export SENTRY_USE_XCFRAMEWORK=0
 
           ./scripts/pod-install.sh
 
@@ -123,10 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/build-ios.sh
 
       - name: Archive iOS App
-        # Only upload from the xcframework job (the default consumption path)
-        # to avoid duplicate artifact names when the CocoaPods regression job
-        # runs.
-        if: ${{ matrix.rn-architecture == 'new' && matrix.build-type == 'production' && matrix.ios-use-frameworks == 'no-frameworks' && matrix.sentry-consumption == 'xcframework' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.rn-architecture == 'new' && matrix.build-type == 'production' && matrix.ios-use-frameworks == 'no-frameworks' }}
         working-directory: ${{ env.REACT_NATIVE_SAMPLE_PATH }}
         run: |
           zip -r \
@@ -134,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
             sentryreactnativesample.app
 
       - name: Upload iOS APP
-        if: ${{ matrix.rn-architecture == 'new' && matrix.build-type == 'production' && matrix.ios-use-frameworks == 'no-frameworks' && matrix.sentry-consumption == 'xcframework' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.rn-architecture == 'new' && matrix.build-type == 'production' && matrix.ios-use-frameworks == 'no-frameworks' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: sample-rn-${{ matrix.rn-architecture }}-${{ matrix.build-type }}-${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks}}-ios
@@ -145,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ always() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
-          name: build-sample-${{ matrix.rn-architecture }}-ios-${{ matrix.build-type }}-${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks}}-${{ matrix.sentry-consumption }}-logs
+          name: build-sample-${{ matrix.rn-architecture }}-ios-${{ matrix.build-type }}-${{ matrix.ios-use-frameworks}}-logs
           path: ${{ env.REACT_NATIVE_SAMPLE_PATH }}/ios/*.log
 
   build-android:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e1e2cc0160..5743ebc7fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,16 +6,6 @@
 > make sure you follow our [migration guide](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/react-native/migration/) first.
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 
-## 8.18.0-alpha.3
-
-### Changes
-
-- Consume `sentry-cocoa` as a prebuilt xcframework by default on iOS ([#6381](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6381))
-
-  **Warning**
-
-  **This may be a breaking change for some setups.** `pod install` now downloads `Sentry.xcframework` from sentry-cocoa's GitHub release (SHA256-verified) and vendors it, instead of building Sentry from source as a CocoaPod. If your iOS build breaks after upgrading (e.g. when another pod also depends on the `Sentry` CocoaPod), or if your `pod install` environment cannot reach `github.com`, set `SENTRY_USE_XCFRAMEWORK=0` before `pod install` to restore the previous source-build behavior.
-
 ## 8.17.2
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/SDK-VERSIONS.md b/SDK-VERSIONS.md
index c24cd290cd..97d4565128 100644
--- a/SDK-VERSIONS.md
+++ b/SDK-VERSIONS.md
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ To manually update the table with the current version, run `./scripts/update-sdk
 
 | React Native SDK | Android SDK | Cocoa SDK | JavaScript SDK |
 | ---------------- | ----------- | --------- | -------------- |
-| [8.18.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/releases/tag/8.18.0-alpha.3) | [8.47.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/releases/tag/8.47.0) | [9.19.1](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/tag/9.19.1) | [10.63.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/releases/tag/10.63.0) |
 | [8.17.2](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/releases/tag/8.17.2) | [8.47.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/releases/tag/8.47.0) | [9.19.1](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/tag/9.19.1) | [10.63.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/releases/tag/10.63.0) |
 | [8.17.1](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/releases/tag/8.17.1) | [8.47.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/releases/tag/8.47.0) | [9.19.1](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/tag/9.19.1) | [10.63.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/releases/tag/10.63.0) |
 | [8.17.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/releases/tag/8.17.0) | [8.47.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/releases/tag/8.47.0) | [9.19.1](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/tag/9.19.1) | [10.63.0](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/releases/tag/10.63.0) |
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/package.json
index 3ad54c8b49..17c18363c0 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sentry-react-native-e2e-tests",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Sentry React Native End to End Tests Library",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.25.3",
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.18.6",
     "@sentry/core": "10.63.0",
-    "@sentry/react-native": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+    "@sentry/react-native": "8.17.2",
     "@types/node": "^20.9.3",
     "@types/react": "^19.1.4",
     "appium": "3.2.2",
diff --git a/dev-packages/type-check/package.json b/dev-packages/type-check/package.json
index 8cb1583406..a3374df8a3 100644
--- a/dev-packages/type-check/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/type-check/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "sentry-react-native-type-check",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "scripts": {
     "type-check": "./run-type-check.sh"
   }
diff --git a/dev-packages/utils/package.json b/dev-packages/utils/package.json
index bfcca2d420..74309e7f89 100644
--- a/dev-packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sentry-react-native-samples-utils",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "description": "Internal Samples Utils",
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 9722789bed..6cb7f41fa8 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "node_modules/lerna/schemas/lerna-schema.json",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*",
     "dev-packages/*",
diff --git a/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec b/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
index 4162b140dd..84189b7df6 100644
--- a/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
+++ b/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
@@ -45,115 +45,41 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   # is pulled in here; on Android it is compiled by the dedicated CMake target
   # in `android/CMakeLists.txt`. The files are guarded with
   # `RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED` so they compile to empty TUs on Old Arch.
-  #
-  # We include `.swift` (for `RNSentrySwiftLinkStub.swift`) only on RN >=
-  # 0.75. Adding a Swift file makes CocoaPods treat RNSentry as a Swift
-  # pod, which then requires modular headers from its ObjC dependencies
-  # (React-Core, React-hermes) — RN < 0.75 doesn't emit those, so
-  # `pod install` fails with:
-  #   "The Swift pod `RNSentry` depends upon `React-hermes`, which does
-  #    not define modules."
-  # The stub is only needed when linking Sentry.xcframework's Swift
-  # symbols into a dynamic framework anyway (RN 0.86+ `use_frameworks!
-  # :dynamic`), so gating on RN 0.75 is safe.
-  supports_swift_stub = rn_version[:major] >= 1 || (rn_version[:major] == 0 && rn_version[:minor] >= 75)
-  if supports_swift_stub
-    s.source_files = 'ios/**/*.{h,m,mm,swift}', 'cpp/**/*.{h,cpp}'
-    s.swift_versions = ['5.5']
-  else
-    s.source_files = 'ios/**/*.{h,m,mm}', 'cpp/**/*.{h,cpp}'
-  end
+  s.source_files = 'ios/**/*.{h,m,mm}', 'cpp/**/*.{h,cpp}'
   s.public_header_files = 'ios/RNSentry.h', 'ios/RNSentrySDK.h', 'ios/RNSentryStart.h', 'ios/RNSentryVersion.h', 'ios/RNSentryBreadcrumb.h', 'ios/RNSentryReplay.h', 'ios/RNSentryReplayBreadcrumbConverter.h', 'ios/Replay/RNSentryReplayMask.h', 'ios/Replay/RNSentryReplayUnmask.h', 'ios/RNSentryTimeToDisplay.h'
 
   s.compiler_flags = other_cflags
 
-  pod_target_xcconfig = {
+  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
     'DEFINES_MODULE' => 'YES'
   }
 
   sentry_cocoa_version = '9.19.1'
 
-  # Consume sentry-cocoa as a prebuilt `Sentry.xcframework` by default.
+  # Opt-in to consuming sentry-cocoa via Swift Package Manager.
+  # When `SENTRY_USE_SPM=1` is set, RNSentry pulls `Sentry` from the
+  # sentry-cocoa SPM package as a binary xcframework instead of from
+  # the Sentry CocoaPods source build. Defaults to CocoaPods consumption
+  # for backward compatibility with the full RN version range we support.
   #
-  # The xcframework is downloaded from sentry-cocoa's GitHub Release,
-  # SHA256-verified, and cached under `~/Library/Caches/sentry-react-native/
-  # xcframeworks/<version>/` (override with `SENTRY_XCFRAMEWORK_CACHE_DIR`).
-  # Slice paths are then wired into the pod and app target via
-  # `FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS` below. Consuming the xcframework this way
-  # avoids compiling sentry-cocoa from source (fast install) and
-  # sidesteps the Xcode 16/26 archive bug that affects the same
-  # xcframework when consumed through Xcode's SPM integration
-  # (`Signatures/*.signature` collision during archive).
-  #
-  # Set `SENTRY_USE_XCFRAMEWORK=0` to fall back to the source-built
-  # `Sentry` CocoaPod (e.g. for offline builds behind a restrictive proxy).
-  #
-  # `SENTRY_USE_SPM` was the name in earlier drafts of this PR; honor it as a
-  # deprecated alias so CI or local envs still exporting `SENTRY_USE_SPM=0`
-  # don't silently take the new xcframework path.
-  env_use_xcframework = ENV['SENTRY_USE_XCFRAMEWORK']
-  if env_use_xcframework.nil? && !ENV['SENTRY_USE_SPM'].nil?
-    Pod::UI.warn '[Sentry] SENTRY_USE_SPM is deprecated; use SENTRY_USE_XCFRAMEWORK instead.' if defined?(Pod::UI)
-    env_use_xcframework = ENV['SENTRY_USE_SPM']
-  end
-  use_xcframework = case env_use_xcframework
-                    when '0' then false
-                    else true
-                    end
-
-  if use_xcframework
-    sentry_xcframework_dir = ensure_sentry_xcframework(sentry_cocoa_version, 'Sentry')
-
-    # We deliberately do NOT set `s.vendored_frameworks` even though the
-    # xcframework is downloaded and referenced below. CocoaPods doesn't
-    # stage vendored xcframeworks for `path:` (development) pods anyway
-    # — it did nothing for us functionally — and pointing it at a path
-    # inside `node_modules/@sentry/react-native/ios/Vendor/` used to be
-    # actively harmful, because that path only existed when the SDK was
-    # cached into the package directory (broken under pnpm's isolated
-    # store / Yarn PnP where node_modules is read-only). Framework
-    # linking still happens: `@import Sentry;` in RNSentry.mm + user
-    # code triggers clang's `-fmodules-autolink`, which emits the
-    # `-framework Sentry` linker directive automatically once the
-    # module is discovered via `FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS` below.
-
-    # Xcode's `-F <dir>` doesn't descend into `.xcframework` bundles — it
-    # looks for `Sentry.framework` directly at the given path. Point a
-    # separate framework search path at each slice, gated by the matching
-    # SDK selector so `#import <Sentry/…>` resolves against exactly one
-    # slice per build. An unconditional search-path list would let Xcode's
-    # Swift module precompiler stumble into a slice for a different arch
-    # and fail with "unsupported Swift architecture".
-    #
-    # We hardcode the slice → SDK map in `SENTRY_XCFRAMEWORK_SLICES_BY_SDK`
-    # (see `sentry_utils.rb`) rather than scanning the extracted bundle —
-    # sentry-cocoa's `Sentry.xcframework` layout is stable across releases.
-    # Add a slice there if a future release ships one.
-    #
-    # Point the search paths at the pod-install-time absolute path to the
-    # xcframework. `${PODS_TARGET_SRCROOT}` is only defined in per-pod
-    # xcconfigs, not in aggregate/user-target xcconfigs, and a
-    # `${PODS_ROOT}`-relative fallback works for one Podfile layout but
-    # breaks for another (e.g. the RN sample apps put node_modules at a
-    # different depth from RNSentryCocoaTester). Using the absolute path
-    # avoids the layout-detection dance — the path is regenerated on
-    # every `pod install`, so it's not something anyone commits.
-    xcframework_search_paths = SENTRY_XCFRAMEWORK_SLICES_BY_SDK.each_with_object({}) do |(sdk, slice_ids), acc|
-      paths = slice_ids.map { |slice| %("#{File.join(sentry_xcframework_dir, slice)}") }
-      acc["FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS[sdk=#{sdk}*]"] = (['$(inherited)'] + paths).join(' ')
+  # Requires React Native >= 0.75 because the SPM helper
+  # (`react-native/scripts/cocoapods/spm.rb`) is loaded transitively from
+  # the Podfile via `react_native_pods.rb`.
+  if ENV['SENTRY_USE_SPM'] == '1'
+    unless defined?(SPM) && SPM.respond_to?(:dependency)
+      raise 'SENTRY_USE_SPM=1 is set but the SPM helper is not loaded. ' \
+            'This requires React Native >= 0.75 and a Podfile that imports ' \
+            'react_native_pods.rb.'
     end
-
-    pod_target_xcconfig.merge!(xcframework_search_paths)
-    s.user_target_xcconfig = xcframework_search_paths
+    SPM.dependency(s,
+      url: 'https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa',
+      requirement: { kind: 'exactVersion', version: sentry_cocoa_version },
+      products: ['Sentry']
+    )
   else
     s.dependency 'Sentry', sentry_cocoa_version
   end
 
-  # Assign before `install_modules_dependencies` so it can merge its
-  # RN-specific settings on top. Assigning after would clobber those and
-  # break header resolution across the pod.
-  s.pod_target_xcconfig = pod_target_xcconfig
-
   if defined? install_modules_dependencies
     # Default React Native dependencies for 0.71 and above (new and legacy architecture)
     install_modules_dependencies(s)
@@ -162,13 +88,10 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
     if is_new_arch_enabled then
       # New Architecture on React Native 0.70 and older
-      pod_target_xcconfig.merge!({
+      s.pod_target_xcconfig.merge!({
           "HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" => "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/boost\"",
           "CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD" => "c++17"
       })
-      # `install_modules_dependencies` is not defined on RN < 0.71 so re-assigning
-      # here is safe — nothing else has written to `s.pod_target_xcconfig` yet.
-      s.pod_target_xcconfig = pod_target_xcconfig
 
       s.dependency "React-RCTFabric" # Required for Fabric Components (like RCTViewComponentView)
       s.dependency "React-Codegen"
diff --git a/packages/core/android/src/main/java/io/sentry/react/RNSentryVersion.java b/packages/core/android/src/main/java/io/sentry/react/RNSentryVersion.java
index f2d63ed8d0..64264a199f 100644
--- a/packages/core/android/src/main/java/io/sentry/react/RNSentryVersion.java
+++ b/packages/core/android/src/main/java/io/sentry/react/RNSentryVersion.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 class RNSentryVersion {
   static final String REACT_NATIVE_SDK_PACKAGE_NAME = "npm:@sentry/react-native";
-  static final String REACT_NATIVE_SDK_PACKAGE_VERSION = "8.18.0-alpha.3";
+  static final String REACT_NATIVE_SDK_PACKAGE_VERSION = "8.17.2";
   static final String NATIVE_SDK_NAME = "sentry.native.android.react-native";
   static final String ANDROID_SDK_NAME = "sentry.java.android.react-native";
   static final String REACT_NATIVE_SDK_NAME = "sentry.javascript.react-native";
diff --git a/packages/core/ios/RNSentrySwiftLinkStub.swift b/packages/core/ios/RNSentrySwiftLinkStub.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e456ef6c1..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/ios/RNSentrySwiftLinkStub.swift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// This file exists to force Xcode to link the Swift runtime compatibility
-// libraries (e.g. libswiftCompatibility56, libswiftCompatibilityConcurrency)
-// into RNSentry. Those libs are required by our vendored `Sentry.xcframework`
-// static Swift library and Xcode only auto-links them when the consuming
-// target itself contains Swift code — without this stub, linking a dynamic
-// RNSentry framework fails with:
-//   Undefined symbols: "__swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftCompatibility56"
-
-// A private, unused constant so the compiler emits a real object file. A
-// pure-comment file compiles to nothing and would defeat the purpose of
-// the stub.
-private let _rnSentrySwiftLinkStub: Void = ()
diff --git a/packages/core/ios/RNSentryVersion.m b/packages/core/ios/RNSentryVersion.m
index 5e1e1cafc9..903d38f0ff 100644
--- a/packages/core/ios/RNSentryVersion.m
+++ b/packages/core/ios/RNSentryVersion.m
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 NSString *const NATIVE_SDK_NAME = @"sentry.cocoa.react-native";
 NSString *const REACT_NATIVE_SDK_NAME = @"sentry.javascript.react-native";
 NSString *const REACT_NATIVE_SDK_PACKAGE_NAME = @"npm:@sentry/react-native";
-NSString *const REACT_NATIVE_SDK_PACKAGE_VERSION = @"8.18.0-alpha.3";
+NSString *const REACT_NATIVE_SDK_PACKAGE_VERSION = @"8.17.2";
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 0632974c59..08159ea9dc 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@sentry/react-native",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native",
   "repository": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for react-native",
   "typings": "dist/js/index.d.ts",
   "types": "dist/js/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb b/packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb
index 43a778c019..5dc57a3b52 100644
--- a/packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb
+++ b/packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb
@@ -40,128 +40,3 @@ def should_use_folly_flags(rn_version)
 def is_new_hermes_runtime(rn_version)
   return (rn_version[:major] >= 1 || (rn_version[:major] == 0 && rn_version[:minor] >= 81))
 end
-
-require 'digest'
-require 'fileutils'
-require 'open-uri'
-
-# SHA256 checksums of `<product>.xcframework.zip` assets published in
-# sentry-cocoa GitHub releases (same value as the SPM binary target checksum
-# in sentry-cocoa's `Package.swift`). Register the checksum for each
-# sentry-cocoa version we ship a prebuilt xcframework for.
-#
-# Kept in sync with `sentry_cocoa_version` in `RNSentry.podspec` by
-# `scripts/update-cocoa.sh set-version <new>`, which downloads the new
-# release archive, computes its SHA256, and rewrites the entry below.
-SENTRY_COCOA_XCFRAMEWORK_CHECKSUMS = {
-  # `Sentry.xcframework.zip` — the static product. Its enclosing xcframework
-  # name matches the framework name inside (both `Sentry`), which CocoaPods
-  # requires to generate `-framework Sentry` correctly and to resolve the
-  # `Sentry` module. `Sentry-Dynamic.xcframework` would ship the same
-  # `Sentry.framework` inside but under a mismatched enclosing name, so
-  # CocoaPods generates `-framework Sentry-Dynamic` and fails at link.
-  '9.19.1' => {
-    'Sentry' => 'd6d545af17e49851cda2747b0f45cde78ce08ea37709dde5a956c6b4671224e8',
-  },
-}.freeze
-
-# Static map from xcframework slice directory name to the Xcode SDK selector
-# it should be attached to. `sentry-cocoa`'s `Sentry.xcframework` layout is
-# stable across releases — same slice names come out of every build — so we
-# hardcode the mapping rather than scanning the extracted bundle. Add a
-# new entry here if `sentry-cocoa` ever ships a new platform slice.
-SENTRY_XCFRAMEWORK_SLICES_BY_SDK = {
-  'iphoneos'         => %w[ios-arm64_arm64e],
-  'iphonesimulator'  => %w[ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator],
-  'maccatalyst'      => %w[ios-arm64_arm64e_x86_64-maccatalyst],
-  'macosx'           => %w[macos-arm64_arm64e_x86_64],
-  'appletvos'        => %w[tvos-arm64_arm64e],
-  'appletvsimulator' => %w[tvos-arm64_x86_64-simulator],
-  'watchos'          => %w[watchos-arm64_arm64_32_arm64e_armv7k],
-  'watchsimulator'   => %w[watchos-arm64_x86_64-simulator],
-  'xros'             => %w[xros-arm64_arm64e],
-  'xrsimulator'      => %w[xros-arm64_x86_64-simulator],
-}.freeze
-
-# Ensures `<cache>/<version>/<product>.xcframework` exists.
-#
-# On first invocation, downloads the prebuilt xcframework zip from
-# sentry-cocoa's GitHub release, verifies its SHA256 checksum against
-# `SENTRY_COCOA_XCFRAMEWORK_CHECKSUMS`, and extracts it. Subsequent
-# invocations are no-ops. Returns the absolute path to the extracted
-# xcframework, which callers pass to `FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS`.
-#
-# The cache lives under a user-writable directory (`~/Library/Caches/
-# sentry-react-native/xcframeworks/` on macOS by default; override with
-# `SENTRY_XCFRAMEWORK_CACHE_DIR`). Cannot live under the pod's own source
-# tree because pnpm's isolated store makes `node_modules/@sentry/
-# react-native/ios/` read-only, and `Yarn PnP` doesn't materialize the
-# package directory at all — writing there fails with `EACCES`.
-# Deduplicating cache across multiple RN projects on the same machine
-# is a nice side effect.
-#
-# Consuming sentry-cocoa this way (vs. through Xcode's SPM integration)
-# avoids the Xcode 16/26 archive bug where a signed SPM binary xcframework's
-# `Signatures/*.signature` file collides during the archive step.
-def ensure_sentry_xcframework(version, product = 'Sentry')
-  cache_root = ENV['SENTRY_XCFRAMEWORK_CACHE_DIR'] ||
-               File.expand_path('~/Library/Caches/sentry-react-native/xcframeworks')
-  vendor_dir = File.join(cache_root, version)
-  target_dir = File.join(vendor_dir, "#{product}.xcframework")
-  # Treat the presence of `Info.plist` inside the xcframework as the "healthy"
-  # sentinel rather than just the directory existence. A directory without
-  # `Info.plist` most likely came from an interrupted `unzip` and would
-  # otherwise silently short-circuit re-download here.
-  target_manifest = File.join(target_dir, 'Info.plist')
-  return target_dir if File.file?(target_manifest)
-
-  expected_checksum = SENTRY_COCOA_XCFRAMEWORK_CHECKSUMS.dig(version, product)
-  unless expected_checksum
-    raise "sentry-cocoa xcframework checksum not registered for #{product} " \
-          "#{version}. Add it to SENTRY_COCOA_XCFRAMEWORK_CHECKSUMS in " \
-          "packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb after bumping the version."
-  end
-
-  # Wipe any stale partial extract from a previous interrupted run so we
-  # always start from a clean tree.
-  FileUtils.rm_rf(target_dir)
-  FileUtils.mkdir_p(vendor_dir)
-  zip_path = File.join(vendor_dir, "#{product}.xcframework.zip")
-  url = "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/download/" \
-        "#{version}/#{product}.xcframework.zip"
-
-  Pod::UI.puts "[Sentry] Downloading #{product} #{version} from GitHub Releases…" if defined?(Pod::UI)
-  begin
-    URI.open(url, redirect: true) do |remote|
-      File.open(zip_path, 'wb') { |f| IO.copy_stream(remote, f) }
-    end
-  rescue OpenURI::HTTPError, SocketError, StandardError => e
-    FileUtils.rm_f(zip_path)
-    raise "Failed to download #{url}: #{e.class}: #{e.message}"
-  end
-
-  actual_checksum = Digest::SHA256.file(zip_path).hexdigest
-  unless actual_checksum == expected_checksum
-    FileUtils.rm_f(zip_path)
-    raise "Checksum mismatch for #{product} #{version}: expected " \
-          "#{expected_checksum}, got #{actual_checksum}"
-  end
-
-  unless system('unzip', '-q', '-o', zip_path, '-d', vendor_dir)
-    raise "Failed to extract #{zip_path}"
-  end
-  FileUtils.rm_f(zip_path)
-
-  # Guard against a release archive whose internal layout changed (e.g. a
-  # nested folder). Without this check, a wrong layout silently succeeds and
-  # then fails much later during `pod install` with a confusing "framework
-  # not found" error.
-  unless File.file?(target_manifest)
-    raise "Expected #{target_manifest} after extracting #{product}.xcframework.zip. " \
-          "The sentry-cocoa release archive layout may have changed — update " \
-          "the extraction logic in packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb."
-  end
-
-  target_dir
-end
-
diff --git a/packages/core/src/js/version.ts b/packages/core/src/js/version.ts
index 1e5a9bc94a..beb8478406 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/js/version.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/js/version.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export const SDK_PACKAGE_NAME = 'npm:@sentry/react-native';
 export const SDK_NAME = 'sentry.javascript.react-native';
-export const SDK_VERSION: string = '8.18.0-alpha.3';
+export const SDK_VERSION: string = '8.17.2';
diff --git a/packages/expo-upload-sourcemaps/package.json b/packages/expo-upload-sourcemaps/package.json
index 0866c285d8..861af2efdf 100644
--- a/packages/expo-upload-sourcemaps/package.json
+++ b/packages/expo-upload-sourcemaps/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/expo-upload-sourcemaps",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "description": "CLI to upload bundles and source maps from Expo builds to Sentry.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/tree/main/packages/expo-upload-sourcemaps",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/performance-tests/TestAppPlain/package.json b/performance-tests/TestAppPlain/package.json
index fe33146477..ebf44ec87e 100644
--- a/performance-tests/TestAppPlain/package.json
+++ b/performance-tests/TestAppPlain/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "TestAppPlain",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "android": "react-native run-android",
diff --git a/performance-tests/TestAppSentry/package.json b/performance-tests/TestAppSentry/package.json
index bc13bd20e0..f3f7e4e232 100644
--- a/performance-tests/TestAppSentry/package.json
+++ b/performance-tests/TestAppSentry/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "TestAppSentry",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "android": "react-native run-android",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@react-native/new-app-screen": "0.86.0",
-    "@sentry/react-native": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+    "@sentry/react-native": "8.17.2",
     "react": "19.2.3",
     "react-native": "0.86.0"
   },
diff --git a/samples/expo/app.json b/samples/expo/app.json
index 7adac61874..251a295994 100644
--- a/samples/expo/app.json
+++ b/samples/expo/app.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "slug": "sentry-react-native-expo-sample",
     "jsEngine": "hermes",
     "scheme": "sentry-expo-sample",
-    "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+    "version": "8.17.2",
     "orientation": "portrait",
     "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
     "userInterfaceStyle": "light",
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "ios": {
       "supportsTablet": true,
       "bundleIdentifier": "io.sentry.expo.sample",
-      "buildNumber": "96"
+      "buildNumber": "95"
     },
     "android": {
       "adaptiveIcon": {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         "backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
       },
       "package": "io.sentry.expo.sample",
-      "versionCode": 96
+      "versionCode": 95
     },
     "web": {
       "bundler": "metro",
diff --git a/samples/expo/package.json b/samples/expo/package.json
index 20eb0a319a..1de4058a66 100644
--- a/samples/expo/package.json
+++ b/samples/expo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sentry-react-native-expo-sample",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "main": "expo-router/entry",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "expo start",
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry/core": "10.63.0",
-    "@sentry/react-native": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+    "@sentry/react-native": "8.17.2",
     "@types/react": "~19.2.10",
     "expo": "^57.0.0",
     "expo-constants": "~57.0.2",
diff --git a/samples/react-native-macos/package.json b/samples/react-native-macos/package.json
index 715d654280..9991f7d815 100644
--- a/samples/react-native-macos/package.json
+++ b/samples/react-native-macos/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sentry-react-native-macos-sample",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-native start --experimental-debugger",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@react-navigation/stack": "^6.3.20",
     "@sentry/core": "10.63.0",
     "@sentry/react": "10.63.0",
-    "@sentry/react-native": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+    "@sentry/react-native": "8.17.2",
     "delay": "^6.0.0",
     "react": "19.1.4",
     "react-native": "0.81.6",
diff --git a/samples/react-native/android/app/build.gradle b/samples/react-native/android/app/build.gradle
index 5d507decf8..a1d8a3341f 100644
--- a/samples/react-native/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/react-native/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "io.sentry.reactnative.sample"
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 98
-        versionName "8.18.0-alpha.3"
+        versionCode 97
+        versionName "8.17.2"
         buildConfigField "boolean", "SENTRY_DISABLE_NATIVE_START", System.getenv('SENTRY_DISABLE_NATIVE_START') ?: String.valueOf(sentryDisableNativeStart)
 
         testBuildType System.getProperty('testBuildType', 'debug')
diff --git a/samples/react-native/ios/sentryreactnativesample/Info.plist b/samples/react-native/ios/sentryreactnativesample/Info.plist
index 47cdc78889..52cdbd4cfb 100644
--- a/samples/react-native/ios/sentryreactnativesample/Info.plist
+++ b/samples/react-native/ios/sentryreactnativesample/Info.plist
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>8.18.0</string>
+	<string>8.17.2</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>103</string>
+	<string>102</string>
 	<key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
 	<true />
 	<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
diff --git a/samples/react-native/ios/sentryreactnativesampleTests/Info.plist b/samples/react-native/ios/sentryreactnativesampleTests/Info.plist
index fc41b29f19..4644e6ce2e 100644
--- a/samples/react-native/ios/sentryreactnativesampleTests/Info.plist
+++ b/samples/react-native/ios/sentryreactnativesampleTests/Info.plist
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>BNDL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>8.18.0</string>
+	<string>8.17.2</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>103</string>
+	<string>102</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/samples/react-native/package.json b/samples/react-native/package.json
index d501071444..92cea904d2 100644
--- a/samples/react-native/package.json
+++ b/samples/react-native/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sentry-react-native-sample",
-  "version": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+  "version": "8.17.2",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "android": "react-native run-android",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@reduxjs/toolkit": "^2.8.2",
     "@sentry/core": "10.63.0",
     "@sentry/react": "10.63.0",
-    "@sentry/react-native": "8.18.0-alpha.3",
+    "@sentry/react-native": "8.17.2",
     "@shopify/flash-list": "^2.0.2",
     "delay": "^6.0.0",
     "react": "19.2.3",
diff --git a/scripts/clang-format.sh b/scripts/clang-format.sh
index b9e94c77d1..6a642f4215 100755
--- a/scripts/clang-format.sh
+++ b/scripts/clang-format.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ cmd="find . -type f \( \
     -path \"**android/build/**\" -or \
     -path \"**.cxx/**\" -or \
     -path \"**build/generated/**\" -or \
-    -path \"**/DerivedData/**\" -or \
     -path \"**/Carthage/Checkouts/*\" -or \
     -path \"**/libs/**\" -or \
     -path \"**/.yalc/**\" -or \
diff --git a/scripts/update-cocoa.sh b/scripts/update-cocoa.sh
index 352f28c658..ed6f2e2919 100755
--- a/scripts/update-cocoa.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-cocoa.sh
@@ -1,60 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-podspec="$script_dir/../packages/core/RNSentry.podspec"
-utils="$script_dir/../packages/core/scripts/sentry_utils.rb"
-
-content=$(cat "$podspec")
+file="$(dirname "$0")/../packages/core/RNSentry.podspec"
+content=$(cat $file)
 regex="(sentry_cocoa_version *= *)'([0-9\.]+)'"
 if ! [[ $content =~ $regex ]]; then
-    echo "Failed to find the plugin version in $podspec"
+    echo "Failed to find the plugin version in $file"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 case $1 in
 get-version)
-    echo "${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+    echo ${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
     ;;
 get-repo)
     echo "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa.git"
     ;;
 set-version)
-    new_version="$2"
-
-    # 1. Update `sentry_cocoa_version` in the podspec.
-    newValue="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}'$new_version'"
-    printf '%s\n' "${content/${BASH_REMATCH[0]}/$newValue}" >"$podspec"
-
-    # 2. Refresh the `Sentry.xcframework.zip` SHA256 checksum in
-    #    `sentry_utils.rb`. The checksum table has a single version key
-    #    that we rewrite in place — download the new archive, compute
-    #    its SHA256, then patch the version key and the `'Sentry'` line.
-    #    `pod install` verifies against this checksum on every fresh
-    #    install so a stale value here breaks every user's build with a
-    #    loud mismatch error rather than a silent corruption.
-    zip_url="https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/releases/download/${new_version}/Sentry.xcframework.zip"
-    tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
-    trap 'rm -rf "$tmp_dir"' EXIT
-    echo "Fetching ${zip_url}..."
-    curl -fsSL --retry 3 -o "$tmp_dir/Sentry.xcframework.zip" "$zip_url"
-    new_sha=$(shasum -a 256 "$tmp_dir/Sentry.xcframework.zip" | awk '{print $1}')
-    echo "Sentry.xcframework.zip SHA256: ${new_sha}"
-
-    # Update the version key (any semver-shaped key opening the hash).
-    perl -i -pe "s|'\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+' => \\{|'${new_version}' => {|" "$utils"
-    # Update the `Sentry` checksum (a 64-char lowercase hex string).
-    perl -i -pe "s|'Sentry' => '[a-f0-9]{64}'|'Sentry' => '${new_sha}'|" "$utils"
-
-    # Sanity-check: both lines got rewritten with the new values.
-    if ! grep -q "'${new_version}' =>" "$utils"; then
-        echo "Failed to rewrite the checksum version key in $utils"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    if ! grep -q "'Sentry' => '${new_sha}'" "$utils"; then
-        echo "Failed to rewrite the Sentry checksum in $utils"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+    newValue="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}'$2'"
+    echo "${content/${BASH_REMATCH[0]}/$newValue}" >$file
     ;;
 *)
     echo "Unknown argument $1"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 75b5cf8797..b6c6a37e5a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9954,7 +9954,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@sentry/react-native@8.18.0-alpha.3, @sentry/react-native@workspace:packages/core":
+"@sentry/react-native@8.17.2, @sentry/react-native@workspace:packages/core":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@sentry/react-native@workspace:packages/core"
   dependencies:
@@ -11273,7 +11273,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@react-native/metro-config": 0.86.0
     "@react-native/new-app-screen": 0.86.0
     "@react-native/typescript-config": 0.86.0
-    "@sentry/react-native": 8.18.0-alpha.3
+    "@sentry/react-native": 8.17.2
     "@types/jest": ^29.5.13
     "@types/react": ^19.1.1
     "@types/react-test-renderer": ^19.1.0
@@ -27278,7 +27278,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/preset-env": ^7.25.3
     "@babel/preset-typescript": ^7.18.6
     "@sentry/core": 10.63.0
-    "@sentry/react-native": 8.18.0-alpha.3
+    "@sentry/react-native": 8.17.2
     "@types/node": ^20.9.3
     "@types/react": ^19.1.4
     appium: 3.2.2
@@ -27308,7 +27308,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/preset-env": ^7.26.0
     "@sentry/babel-plugin-component-annotate": 5.3.0
     "@sentry/core": 10.63.0
-    "@sentry/react-native": 8.18.0-alpha.3
+    "@sentry/react-native": 8.17.2
     "@types/node": 20.10.4
     "@types/react": ~19.2.10
     expo: ^57.0.0
@@ -27350,7 +27350,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@react-navigation/stack": ^6.3.20
     "@sentry/core": 10.63.0
     "@sentry/react": 10.63.0
-    "@sentry/react-native": 8.18.0-alpha.3
+    "@sentry/react-native": 8.17.2
     "@types/react": ^19.1.4
     "@types/react-native-vector-icons": ^6.4.18
     babel-plugin-module-resolver: ^5.0.0
@@ -27396,7 +27396,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@sentry/babel-plugin-component-annotate": 5.3.0
     "@sentry/core": 10.63.0
     "@sentry/react": 10.63.0
-    "@sentry/react-native": 8.18.0-alpha.3
+    "@sentry/react-native": 8.17.2
     "@shopify/flash-list": ^2.0.2
     "@testing-library/react-native": ^13.2.2
     "@types/jest": ^29.5.14