diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4655ed51d..86a542d32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+This release contains upgrade of `sentry-android` dependency to major version 7. There are no breaking changes in the JS API. If you are using the Android API please check [the migration guide](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/android/migration/#migrating-from-iosentrysentry-android-6x-to-iosentrysentry-android-700).
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Upload Debug Symbols Build Phase continues when `node` not found in `WITH_ENVIRONMENT` ([#3573](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/3573))
+
+### Dependencies
+
+- Bump Android SDK from v6.34.0 to v7.3.0 ([#3434](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/3434))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#730)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/6.34.0...7.3.0)
+
 ## 5.18.0
 
 ### Features
@@ -26,7 +40,6 @@
 - Fetch Organization slug from `@sentry/react-native/expo` config when uploading artifacts ([#3557](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/3557))
 - Remove 404 Http Client Errors reports for Metro Dev Server Requests ([#3553](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/3553))
 - Stop tracing Spotlight Sidecar network request in JS ([#3559](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/3559))
-- Upload Debug Symbols Build Phase continues when `node` not found in `WITH_ENVIRONMENT` ([#3573](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/3573))
 
 ## 5.17.0
 
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 6eb462289..992a03841 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:6.34.0'
+    api 'io.sentry:sentry-android:7.3.0'
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/io/sentry/react/RNSentryModuleImpl.java b/android/src/main/java/io/sentry/react/RNSentryModuleImpl.java
index 2c0372690..9b2905024 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/io/sentry/react/RNSentryModuleImpl.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/io/sentry/react/RNSentryModuleImpl.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableArray;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMapKeySetIterator;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UiThreadUtil;
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -45,9 +43,9 @@
 import io.sentry.DateUtils;
 import io.sentry.HubAdapter;
 import io.sentry.ILogger;
+import io.sentry.IScope;
 import io.sentry.ISerializer;
 import io.sentry.Integration;
-import io.sentry.Scope;
 import io.sentry.Sentry;
 import io.sentry.SentryDate;
 import io.sentry.SentryEvent;
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@
 import io.sentry.UncaughtExceptionHandlerIntegration;
 import io.sentry.android.core.AndroidLogger;
 import io.sentry.android.core.AnrIntegration;
-import io.sentry.android.core.AppStartState;
 import io.sentry.android.core.BuildConfig;
 import io.sentry.android.core.BuildInfoProvider;
 import io.sentry.android.core.CurrentActivityHolder;
@@ -65,6 +62,7 @@
 import io.sentry.android.core.SentryAndroid;
 import io.sentry.android.core.SentryAndroidOptions;
 import io.sentry.android.core.ViewHierarchyEventProcessor;
+import io.sentry.android.core.performance.AppStartMetrics;
 import io.sentry.protocol.SdkVersion;
 import io.sentry.protocol.SentryException;
 import io.sentry.protocol.SentryPackage;
@@ -261,16 +259,13 @@ public void fetchNativeRelease(Promise promise) {
     }
 
     public void fetchNativeAppStart(Promise promise) {
-        final AppStartState appStartInstance = AppStartState.getInstance();
-        final SentryDate appStartTime = appStartInstance.getAppStartTime();
-        final Boolean isColdStart = appStartInstance.isColdStart();
+        final AppStartMetrics appStartInstance = AppStartMetrics.getInstance();
+        final SentryDate appStartTime = appStartInstance.getAppStartTimeSpan().getStartTimestamp();
+        final boolean isColdStart = appStartInstance.getAppStartType() == AppStartMetrics.AppStartType.COLD;
 
         if (appStartTime == null) {
             logger.log(SentryLevel.WARNING, "App start won't be sent due to missing appStartTime.");
             promise.resolve(null);
-        } else if (isColdStart == null) {
-            logger.log(SentryLevel.WARNING, "App start won't be sent due to missing isColdStart.");
-            promise.resolve(null);
         } else {
             final double appStartTimestampMs = DateUtils.nanosToMillis(appStartTime.nanoTimestamp());
 
@@ -684,7 +679,7 @@ public void fetchNativeDeviceContexts(Promise promise) {
             return;
         }
 
-        final @Nullable Scope currentScope = InternalSentrySdk.getCurrentScope();
+        final @Nullable IScope currentScope = InternalSentrySdk.getCurrentScope();
         final @NotNull Map<String, Object> serialized = InternalSentrySdk.serializeScope(
                 context,
                 (SentryAndroidOptions) options,
diff --git a/samples/react-native/android/build.gradle b/samples/react-native/android/build.gradle
index 0fec2fece..16062c883 100644
--- a/samples/react-native/android/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/react-native/android/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildscript {
         classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle")
         classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
         classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin")
-        classpath("io.sentry:sentry-android-gradle-plugin:3.11.1")
+        classpath("io.sentry:sentry-android-gradle-plugin:4.2.0")
     }
 }