diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47d367a2..9a6e6e63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.35.0] - 2024-12-10
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update Bitmovin's native Android SDK version to `3.98.0`
+- Update Bitmovin's native iOS SDK version to `3.79.0`
+
 ## [0.34.0] - 2024-12-04
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/RNBitmovinPlayer.podspec b/RNBitmovinPlayer.podspec
index a694737f..88e94d1c 100644
--- a/RNBitmovinPlayer.podspec
+++ b/RNBitmovinPlayer.podspec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.swift_version = "5.10"
   s.dependency "React-Core"
-  s.dependency "BitmovinPlayer", "3.78.0"
+  s.dependency "BitmovinPlayer", "3.79.0"
   s.ios.dependency "GoogleAds-IMA-iOS-SDK", "3.23.0"
   s.tvos.dependency "GoogleAds-IMA-tvOS-SDK", "4.13.0"
 end
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index bd15342f..44600b8e 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ dependencies {
     // Bitmovin
     implementation 'com.google.ads.interactivemedia.v3:interactivemedia:3.33.0'
     implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:18.0.1'
-    implementation 'com.bitmovin.player:player:3.96.0+jason'
-    implementation 'com.bitmovin.player:player-media-session:3.96.0+jason'
+    implementation 'com.bitmovin.player:player:3.98.0+jason'
+    implementation 'com.bitmovin.player:player-media-session:3.98.0+jason'
 }
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index edd84fd4..98841d74 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,66 +1,76 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-  package="com.bitmovin.player.reactnative.example"
-  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    package="com.bitmovin.player.reactnative.example">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
-<!--Only needed if the offline feature is used-->
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
+
+    <!-- Only needed for Offline & Background playback features -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
+
+    <!-- Only needed for the Offline playback feature -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS"/>
-<!--END-->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
+    <!-- END: Only needed for the Offline playback feature -->
+
+    <!-- Only needed for the Background playback feature -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK" />
 
     <application
-      android:name=".MainApplication"
-      android:label="@string/app_name"
-      android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
-      android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
-      android:allowBackup="false"
-      tools:replace="android:allowBackup"
-      android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
-      <meta-data android:name="BITMOVIN_PLAYER_LICENSE_KEY" android:value="ENTER_LICENSE_KEY" />
-      <activity
-        android:name=".MainActivity"
+        android:name=".MainApplication"
+        android:allowBackup="false"
+        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
-        android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
-        android:launchMode="singleTask"
-        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
-        android:supportsPictureInPicture="true"
-        android:exported="true">
-        <intent-filter>
-            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
-            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
-        </intent-filter>
-      </activity>
-
-    <!-- Following lines are needed for the usage of cast -->
-    <activity
-        android:name="com.bitmovin.player.casting.ExpandedControllerActivity"
-        android:exported="true"
-        android:label="@string/app_name"
-        android:launchMode="singleTask"
-        android:screenOrientation="portrait">
-        <intent-filter>
-            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
-        </intent-filter>
+        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
+        android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
+        tools:replace="android:allowBackup">
         <meta-data
-            android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
-            android:value="com.bitmovin.player.reactnative.example.MainActivity" />
-    </activity>
+            android:name="BITMOVIN_PLAYER_LICENSE_KEY"
+            android:value="ENTER_LICENSE_KEY" />
+        <activity
+            android:name=".MainActivity"
+            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:launchMode="singleTask"
+            android:supportsPictureInPicture="true"
+            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
 
-      <meta-data
+        <!-- Only needed for Casting feature -->
+        <activity
+            android:name="com.bitmovin.player.casting.ExpandedControllerActivity"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:launchMode="singleTask"
+            android:screenOrientation="portrait">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+            </intent-filter>
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
+                android:value="com.bitmovin.player.reactnative.example.MainActivity" />
+        </activity>
+
+        <meta-data
             android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.OPTIONS_PROVIDER_CLASS_NAME"
             android:value="com.bitmovin.player.casting.BitmovinCastOptionsProvider" />
+        <!-- END: Only needed for Casting feature -->
 
-      <service
-          android:name="com.bitmovin.player.reactnative.services.MediaSessionPlaybackService"
-          android:foregroundServiceType="mediaPlayback"
-          android:exported="true">
-          <intent-filter>
-              <action android:name="androidx.media3.session.MediaSessionService"/>
-          </intent-filter>
-      </service>
+        <!-- Only needed for Background playback feature -->
+        <service
+            android:name="com.bitmovin.player.reactnative.services.MediaSessionPlaybackService"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="mediaPlayback">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="androidx.media3.session.MediaSessionService" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </service>
+        <!-- END: Only needed for Background playback feature -->
 
     </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 608bd943..d0d403e2 100644
--- a/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.5-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 7a89a57b..eea57646 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ PODS:
     - BitmovinAnalyticsCollector/Core
     - BitmovinPlayerCore (~> 3.48)
   - BitmovinAnalyticsCollector/Core (3.9.0)
-  - BitmovinPlayer (3.78.0):
+  - BitmovinPlayer (3.79.0):
     - BitmovinAnalyticsCollector/BitmovinPlayer (~> 3.0)
-    - BitmovinPlayerCore (= 3.78.0)
-  - BitmovinPlayerCore (3.78.0)
+    - BitmovinPlayerCore (= 3.79.0)
+  - BitmovinPlayerCore (3.79.0)
   - boost (1.83.0)
   - DoubleConversion (1.1.6)
   - FBLazyVector (0.73.4-0)
@@ -1048,8 +1048,8 @@ PODS:
     - React-jsi (= 0.73.4-0)
     - React-logger (= 0.73.4-0)
     - React-perflogger (= 0.73.4-0)
-  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.34.0):
-    - BitmovinPlayer (= 3.78.0)
+  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.35.0):
+    - BitmovinPlayer (= 3.79.0)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-iOS-SDK (= 3.23.0)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-tvOS-SDK (= 4.13.0)
     - React-Core
@@ -1245,8 +1245,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   BitmovinAnalyticsCollector: d08e0b13bcc32973370e0d71f2faa739561bac0a
-  BitmovinPlayer: 7fc1bf0b32c540537c05664c7b60a559f1e47206
-  BitmovinPlayerCore: 37cc7a3299af139f19a0e2e88c1f476821242cb0
+  BitmovinPlayer: 1c19b819952c2c10c875569756593f2e177cf036
+  BitmovinPlayerCore: 299f35f2d8882140a80577c14bd3026beb0cae7c
   boost: 88202336c3ba1e7a264a83c0c888784b0f360c28
   DoubleConversion: 74cb0ce4de271b23e772567504735c87134edf0a
   FBLazyVector: 33a271a7e8de0bd321e47356d8bc3b2d5fb9ddba
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-runtimescheduler: 20b2202e3396589a71069d12ae9f328949c7c7b8
   React-utils: 0307d396f233e47a167b5aaf045b0e4e1dc19d74
   ReactCommon: 17891ca337bfa5a7263649b09f27a8c664537bf2
-  RNBitmovinPlayer: 66ac14eb3f0946461068975573449a09f835afcd
+  RNBitmovinPlayer: 14ae9eebaf04eb693ce3a713c85b13df52446a00
   RNCPicker: b18aaf30df596e9b1738e7c1f9ee55402a229dca
   RNScreens: b582cb834dc4133307562e930e8fa914b8c04ef2
   SocketRocket: f32cd54efbe0f095c4d7594881e52619cfe80b17
diff --git a/integration_test/ios/Podfile.lock b/integration_test/ios/Podfile.lock
index b1e04119..b83c9e6f 100644
--- a/integration_test/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/integration_test/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ PODS:
     - BitmovinAnalyticsCollector/Core
     - BitmovinPlayerCore (~> 3.48)
   - BitmovinAnalyticsCollector/Core (3.9.0)
-  - BitmovinPlayer (3.78.0):
+  - BitmovinPlayer (3.79.0):
     - BitmovinAnalyticsCollector/BitmovinPlayer (~> 3.0)
-    - BitmovinPlayerCore (= 3.78.0)
-  - BitmovinPlayerCore (3.78.0)
+    - BitmovinPlayerCore (= 3.79.0)
+  - BitmovinPlayerCore (3.79.0)
   - boost (1.83.0)
   - DoubleConversion (1.1.6)
   - FBLazyVector (0.73.4-0)
@@ -1040,8 +1040,8 @@ PODS:
     - React-jsi (= 0.73.4-0)
     - React-logger (= 0.73.4-0)
     - React-perflogger (= 0.73.4-0)
-  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.34.0):
-    - BitmovinPlayer (= 3.78.0)
+  - RNBitmovinPlayer (0.35.0):
+    - BitmovinPlayer (= 3.79.0)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-iOS-SDK (= 3.23.0)
     - GoogleAds-IMA-tvOS-SDK (= 4.13.0)
     - React-Core
@@ -1215,8 +1215,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   BitmovinAnalyticsCollector: d08e0b13bcc32973370e0d71f2faa739561bac0a
-  BitmovinPlayer: 7fc1bf0b32c540537c05664c7b60a559f1e47206
-  BitmovinPlayerCore: 37cc7a3299af139f19a0e2e88c1f476821242cb0
+  BitmovinPlayer: 1c19b819952c2c10c875569756593f2e177cf036
+  BitmovinPlayerCore: 299f35f2d8882140a80577c14bd3026beb0cae7c
   boost: 88202336c3ba1e7a264a83c0c888784b0f360c28
   DoubleConversion: 74cb0ce4de271b23e772567504735c87134edf0a
   FBLazyVector: 33a271a7e8de0bd321e47356d8bc3b2d5fb9ddba
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-runtimescheduler: 20b2202e3396589a71069d12ae9f328949c7c7b8
   React-utils: 0307d396f233e47a167b5aaf045b0e4e1dc19d74
   ReactCommon: 17891ca337bfa5a7263649b09f27a8c664537bf2
-  RNBitmovinPlayer: 66ac14eb3f0946461068975573449a09f835afcd
+  RNBitmovinPlayer: 14ae9eebaf04eb693ce3a713c85b13df52446a00
   SocketRocket: f32cd54efbe0f095c4d7594881e52619cfe80b17
   Yoga: ab50eb8f7fcf1b36aad1801b5687b66b2c0aa000
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1592e416..fbeb4fcd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bitmovin-player-react-native",
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.35.0",
   "description": "Official React Native bindings for Bitmovin's mobile Player SDKs.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "module": "lib/index.mjs",