diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-draft.yml b/.github/workflows/release-draft.yml
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+name: Release Draft
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # checkov:skip=CKV_GHA_7
+    inputs:
+      bump-type:
+        description: Version bump type
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  create-release-pr:
+    name: Create Release PR
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Read current version
+        id: current-version
+        run: echo "version=$(cat VERSION)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Bump version
+        id: bump-version
+        uses: actions-ecosystem/action-bump-semver@34e334551143a5301f38c830e44a22273c6ff5c5 # v1.0.0
+        with:
+          current_version: ${{ steps.current-version.outputs.version }}
+          level: ${{ github.event.inputs.bump-type || 'patch' }}
+
+      - name: Write new version to VERSION
+        run: echo "${{ steps.bump-version.outputs.new_version }}" > VERSION
+
+      - name: Update package.json version
+        run: npm version "${{ steps.bump-version.outputs.new_version }}" --no-git-tag-version
+
+      - name: Generate changelog from git history
+        id: changelog
+        uses: ROKT/rokt-workflows/actions/generate-changelog@main
+        with:
+          version: ${{ steps.bump-version.outputs.new_version }}
+
+      - name: Generate GitHub App token
+        id: generate-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@29824e69f54612133e76f7eaac726eef6c875baf # v2.2.1
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.SDK_RELEASE_GITHUB_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SDK_RELEASE_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          repositories: |
+            react-native-mparticle
+
+      - name: Create release PR
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@c0f553fe549906ede9cf27b5156039d195d2ece0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
+          branch: release/${{ steps.bump-version.outputs.new_version }}
+          title: 'chore: release ${{ steps.bump-version.outputs.new_version }}'
+          body: |
+            ## Release ${{ steps.bump-version.outputs.new_version }}
+
+            These files should have changed during the release, if they didn't then this is likely an issue and should be investigated:
+            - package.json
+            - CHANGELOG.md
+
+            ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.release-notes }}
+          commit-message: 'chore: bump version to ${{ steps.bump-version.outputs.new_version }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
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+name: Release Publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - VERSION
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  id-token: write # Required for npm OIDC trusted publishing
+
+jobs:
+  react-tests:
+    name: Run React Native Unit Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          cache: yarn
+          cache-dependency-path: yarn.lock
+
+      - name: Install node modules
+        run: yarn install
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: yarn test
+
+  android-unit-tests:
+    name: Run Android Unit Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run Android Unit Tests
+        run: cd android && ./gradlew test
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish to npm and Create GitHub Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [react-tests, android-unit-tests]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Read version from VERSION
+        id: version
+        run: echo "version=$(cat VERSION)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
+          cache: yarn
+          cache-dependency-path: yarn.lock
+
+      - name: Install node modules
+        run: yarn install
+
+      - name: Build SDK
+        run: yarn build
+
+      - name: Ensure npm CLI supports OIDC
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+
+      - name: Extract release notes from CHANGELOG.md
+        id: release-notes
+        uses: ffurrer2/extract-release-notes@202313ec7461b6b9e401996714484690ab1ae105
+        with:
+          release_notes_file: RELEASE_NOTES.md
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        run: npm publish --provenance
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@b7eabc95ff50cbeeedec83973935c8f306dfcd0b
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          bodyFile: RELEASE_NOTES.md
+          commit: ${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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-name: Release SDK
-
-on:
-    workflow_dispatch
-
-jobs:
-    # SDK release is done from public/main branch.
-    confirm-main-branch:
-        name: Confirm release is run on public/main branch
-        uses: mParticle/mparticle-workflows/.github/workflows/sdk-release-repo-branch-check.yml@main
-
-    # All new code is stored in internal/development. Release from public/main will merge changes from internal/development into
-    # public/main, then run semantic-release on public/main to update changelog and release notes. Before semantic-release publishes
-    # to npm, it builds the dist/ folder. Finally, commits from public/main are synced back to internal/main and internal/development.
-
-    react-tests:
-        name: Run React Native Unit Tests
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        needs: ['confirm-main-branch']
-        steps:
-            - name: Checkout
-              uses: actions/checkout@v6
-            - uses: actions/setup-node@v6.2.0
-              with:
-                node-version: 24
-                cache: yarn
-                cache-dependency-path: yarn.lock
-
-            - name: Install node modules
-              run: yarn install
-    
-            - name: Run test
-              run: yarn test
-
-    android-unit-tests:
-        name: Run Android Unit Tests
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        needs: ['confirm-main-branch']
-        steps:
-            - name: Checkout
-              uses: actions/checkout@v6
-            
-            - name: Run Android Unit Tests
-              run: echo "pwd"; pwd; echo "ls:"; ls; cd android; ./gradlew test
-
-    release-and-sync-repos:
-        name: Release and Sync Repos
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        needs: ['android-unit-tests', 'react-tests']
-        # OIDC permissions for npm trusted publishing
-        permissions:
-          contents: write
-          issues: write
-          pull-requests: write
-          id-token: write # Required for OIDC authentication with npm
-        steps:
-          - name: Checkout internal/development
-            uses: actions/checkout@v6
-             
-          - name: Setup Node.js
-            uses: actions/setup-node@v6.2.0
-            with:
-              node-version: 24
-              registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-
-          - name: Install node modules
-            run: yarn install
-
-          - name: Ensure npm CLI supports OIDC
-            run: npm install -g npm@latest
-
-          - name: Build SDK
-            run: yarn build
-
-          - name: Release
-            run: ./release.sh
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+- Add SPM hybrid bridge for mParticle-Apple-SDK iOS dependency (#283)
+- Add Expo config plugin for mParticle integration (#270)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix React Native Codegen issue with version 0.84 (#284)
+- Prevent app crash in Release builds on iOS (#286)
+- Log nil bridge before addUIBlock in New Architecture (#287)
+
+## [2.8.1] - 2025-09-04
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Remove userIdentities key expectation in native iOS logic (#255)
+- Use eventName in logEvent for Android (#254)
+
+## [2.8.0] - 2025-08-07
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated GitHub workflows for SDK release
+
+## [2.7.13] - 2024-11-08
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix Swift File Support (#211)
+
+## [2.7.12] - 2024-06-11
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix setVariant on Product (#207)
+
+## [2.7.11] - 2024-04-03
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Add Static Library Install Steps (#204)
+
+## [2.7.10] - 2024-03-12
+
+### Added
+
+- Add setLocation function (#196)
+
+## [2.7.9] - 2023-12-07
+
+### Added
+
+- Add Media Event Type (#176)
+
+## [2.7.8] - 2023-01-10
+
+### Added
+
+- Allow uploadInterval to be set manually (#95)
+- Add Manual Upload (#86)
+
+## [2.7.7] - 2022-10-19
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Correct quantity value conversion (#82)
+
+## [2.7.6] - 2022-08-31
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Parse string values for transaction attributes to numbers (#81)
+
+## [2.7.5] - 2022-07-28
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Update Android impression/promotion handling (#76)
+
+## [2.7.4] - 2022-07-21
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Update podspec for tvOS support
+
+## [2.7.3] - 2022-07-19
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Update podspec
+
+## [2.7.2] - 2022-07-14
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Support tvOS implementation (#73)
+
+## [2.7.1] - 2022-05-18
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix Android info() usages
+
+## [2.7.0] - 2022-05-18
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Serialize Android getUserAttributes results to WritableMap
+
+## [2.6.2] - 2022-03-31
+
+### Added
+
+- Add Android mapping for Commerce Events (currency, checkoutStep, checkoutOptions) (#63)
+- Add upload bypass option for logScreen (#57)
+
+## [2.6.1] - 2022-01-10
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Remove extra ProductActionType check (#59)
+- Add custom attributes for ecommerce events (#58)
+
+## [2.6.0] - 2021-09-22
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Remove deprecated jcenter references
+
+## [2.5.0] - 2021-09-15
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix conditional around shouldUploadEvent (#51)
+- Fix Boolean map customAttribute values crash on Android (#49)
+
+## [2.4.13] - 2021-09-07
+
+### Added
+
+- Add shouldUploadEvent option for Android and iOS
+
+## [2.4.12] - 2021-03-24
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix nullability issue for ATT timestamp
+
+## [2.4.11] - 2021-03-23
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update UserIdentity enum
+
+## [2.4.10] - 2021-03-17
+
+### Added
+
+- Add GetUserAttributes
+
+## [2.4.9] - 2021-02-25
+
+### Added
+
+- Add ATT constants
+
+## [2.4.8] - 2021-02-25
+
+### Added
+
+- ATT (App Tracking Transparency) support
+
+## [2.4.7] - 2020-12-01
+
+### Added
+
+- Add error for invalid identities used in an identity request
+
+## [2.4.6] - 2020-11-02
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix identity casting issue
+
+## [2.4.5] - 2020-10-14
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix merge issue around getUserIdentities
+
+## [2.4.4] - 2020-09-25
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update for iOS 14
+
+## [2.4.3] - 2020-08-13
+
+### Added
+
+- Add CCPA support
+
+## [2.4.2] - 2019-12-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Implement null check for session on iOS
+
+## [2.4.1] - 2019-11-06
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix Android UserIdentities serialization
+
+## [2.4.0] - 2019-10-21
+
+### Added
+
+- Add Consent State support for Android
+
+## [2.3.3] - 2019-10-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Add null-check for Session object on Android
+
+## [2.3.2] - 2019-09-26
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Add @ReactMethod decorator to getSession method
+
+## [2.3.1] - 2019-08-27
+
+### Added
+
+- Implement getSession method
+
+## [2.3.0] - 2019-07-09
+
+### Added
+
+- Implement Alias functionality
+
+## [2.2.3] - 2019-06-18
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Use setUserAttributeList to set array values for iOS
+
+## [2.2.2] - 2019-06-13
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix user identity conversion
+
+## [2.2.1] - 2019-05-28
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix null User crash
+
+## [2.2.0] - 2019-04-25
+
+### Added
+
+- Add Consent State support for iOS
+
+## [2.1.3] - 2019-02-06
+
+### Added
+
+- Expose MParticleUser.incrementUserAttribute
+
+## [2.1.2] - 2018-10-18
+
+### Added
+
+- Add react-native-mparticle.podspec
+
+## [2.1.1] - 2018-08-25
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix IdentityType transformations
+
+## [2.1.0] - 2018-07-27
+
+### Added
+
+- Add additional APIs for Attribution
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix Identity error cases
+
+## [2.0.0] - 2018-03-19
+
+Initial rewrite as a React Native module.
+
+## [1.0.7] - 2018-02-27
+
+### Changed
+
+- Minor updates
+
+## [1.0.6] - 2018-02-21
+
+### Changed
+
+- Minor updates
+
+## [1.0.4] - 2017-11-28
+
+### Changed
+
+- Minor updates
+
+## [1.0.3] - 2017-08-17
+
+### Changed
+
+- Initial release with core mParticle SDK integration
+
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.8.1...HEAD
+[2.8.1]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.8.0...2.8.1
+[2.8.0]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.13...2.8.0
+[2.7.13]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.12...v2.7.13
+[2.7.12]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.11...v2.7.12
+[2.7.11]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.10...v2.7.11
+[2.7.10]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.9...v2.7.10
+[2.7.9]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.7.8...v2.7.9
+[2.7.8]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.7...2.7.8
+[2.7.7]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.7.6...v2.7.7
+[2.7.6]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.7.5...2.7.6
+[2.7.5]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.4...2.7.5
+[2.7.4]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.7.3...v2.7.4
+[2.7.3]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.2...2.7.3
+[2.7.2]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.1...v2.7.2
+[2.7.1]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.7.0...v2.7.1
+[2.7.0]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.6.2...v2.7.0
+[2.6.2]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.6.1...v2.6.2
+[2.6.1]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1
+[2.6.0]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0
+[2.5.0]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.13...v2.5.0
+[2.4.13]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.12...v2.4.13
+[2.4.12]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.11...v2.4.12
+[2.4.11]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.10...v2.4.11
+[2.4.10]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.9...v2.4.10
+[2.4.9]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.8...v2.4.9
+[2.4.8]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.7...v2.4.8
+[2.4.7]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.5...v2.4.7
+[2.4.6]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.5...v2.4.7
+[2.4.5]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.3...v2.4.5
+[2.4.4]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.3...v2.4.5
+[2.4.3]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.4.2...v2.4.3
+[2.4.2]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.4.1...2.4.2
+[2.4.1]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.4.0...2.4.1
+[2.4.0]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.3.3...v2.4.0
+[2.3.3]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/v2.3.2...v2.3.3
+[2.3.2]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.3.1...v2.3.2
+[2.3.1]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.3.0...2.3.1
+[2.3.0]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.2.3...2.3.0
+[2.2.3]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.2.2...2.2.3
+[2.2.2]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.2.1...2.2.2
+[2.2.1]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.2.0...2.2.1
+[2.2.0]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.1.3...2.2.0
+[2.1.3]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.1.2...2.1.3
+[2.1.2]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.1.1...2.1.2
+[2.1.1]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.1.0...2.1.1
+[2.1.0]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/2.0.0...2.1.0
+[2.0.0]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/1.0.7...2.0.0
+[1.0.7]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/1.0.6...1.0.7
+[1.0.6]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/1.0.4...1.0.6
+[1.0.4]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/compare/1.0.3...1.0.4
+[1.0.3]: https://github.com/mParticle/react-native-mparticle/releases/tag/1.0.3
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.8.1
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-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-npm publish --provenance
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