diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa5684843d..c4a0bb261e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 ### Dependencies
 
+- Bump Cocoa SDK from v8.50.2 to v8.51.1 ([#4843](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4843))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#8511)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cocoa/compare/8.50.0...8.51.1)
 - Bump Android SDK from v8.11.1 to v8.12.0 ([#4847](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/4847))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#8120)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/8.11.1...8.12.0)
diff --git a/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec b/packages/core/RNSentry.podspec
index ff50ffeed2..070de46982 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', '8.50.0'
+  s.dependency 'Sentry/HybridSDK', '8.51.1'
 
   if defined? install_modules_dependencies
     # Default React Native dependencies for 0.71 and above (new and legacy architecture)
diff --git a/packages/core/RNSentryCocoaTester/RNSentryCocoaTesterTests/RNSentryReplayOptionsTests.swift b/packages/core/RNSentryCocoaTester/RNSentryCocoaTesterTests/RNSentryReplayOptionsTests.swift
index 4d94dba446..b23fac94e2 100644
--- a/packages/core/RNSentryCocoaTester/RNSentryCocoaTesterTests/RNSentryReplayOptionsTests.swift
+++ b/packages/core/RNSentryCocoaTester/RNSentryCocoaTesterTests/RNSentryReplayOptionsTests.swift
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ final class RNSentryReplayOptions: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(actualOptions.sessionReplay.maskAllText, false)
         XCTAssertEqual(actualOptions.sessionReplay.maskedViewClasses.count, 0)
     }
-    
+
     func testEnableExperimentalViewRendererDefault() {
         let optionsDict = ([
             "dsn": "https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567",
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ final class RNSentryReplayOptions: XCTestCase {
 
         let actualOptions = try! Options(dict: optionsDict as! [String: Any])
 
-        XCTAssertFalse(actualOptions.sessionReplay.enableExperimentalViewRenderer)
+        XCTAssertTrue(actualOptions.sessionReplay.enableExperimentalViewRenderer)
     }
-    
+
     func testEnableExperimentalViewRendererTrue() {
         let optionsDict = ([
             "dsn": "https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567",
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ final class RNSentryReplayOptions: XCTestCase {
 
         XCTAssertTrue(actualOptions.sessionReplay.enableExperimentalViewRenderer)
     }
-    
+
     func testEnableExperimentalViewRendererFalse() {
         let optionsDict = ([
             "dsn": "https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567",
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ final class RNSentryReplayOptions: XCTestCase {
 
         XCTAssertFalse(actualOptions.sessionReplay.enableExperimentalViewRenderer)
     }
-    
+
     func testEnableFastViewRenderingDefault() {
         let optionsDict = ([
             "dsn": "https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567",
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ final class RNSentryReplayOptions: XCTestCase {
 
         XCTAssertFalse(actualOptions.sessionReplay.enableFastViewRendering)
     }
-    
+
     func testEnableFastViewRenderingTrue() {
         let optionsDict = ([
             "dsn": "https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567",
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ final class RNSentryReplayOptions: XCTestCase {
 
         XCTAssertTrue(actualOptions.sessionReplay.enableFastViewRendering)
     }
-    
+
     func testEnableFastViewRenderingFalse() {
         let optionsDict = ([
             "dsn": "https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567",