diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6147574e..fc8535a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew assembleDebug --no-daemon
 
   build-ios:
-    runs-on: ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-runner:sonoma
+    runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 80e3e105..41ba48c7 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -158,6 +158,5 @@ dependencies {
   implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
   implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.4.1'
   implementation "app.rive:rive-android:${riveAndroidVersion}"
-  implementation "androidx.startup:startup-runtime:1.1.1"
   implementation 'com.android.volley:volley:1.2.0'
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 22719338..6e3d24ba 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,4 @@
 <manifest
   xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-  xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
   package="com.rivereactnative">
-  <application>
-    <provider
-      android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
-      android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
-      android:exported="false"
-      tools:node="merge">
-      <meta-data
-        android:name="app.rive.runtime.kotlin.RiveInitializer"
-        android:value="androidx.startup"
-        tools:node="replace"
-        />
-    </provider>
-  </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rivereactnative/RiveReactNativeRendererModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rivereactnative/RiveReactNativeRendererModule.kt
index c8454f6d..d0713765 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rivereactnative/RiveReactNativeRendererModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rivereactnative/RiveReactNativeRendererModule.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ import app.rive.runtime.kotlin.core.Rive
 class RiveReactNativeRendererModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContextBaseJavaModule(reactContext) {
   override fun getName() = "RiveReactNativeRendererModule"
 
+  override fun initialize() {
+    super.initialize()
+    Rive.init(reactApplicationContext)
+  }
+
   @ReactMethod fun defaultRenderer(iosRenderer: String, androidRenderer: String) {
     val rnRendererType = RNRiveRendererType.mapToRNRiveRendererType(androidRenderer);
     val rendererType = RNRiveRendererType.mapToRiveRendererType(rnRendererType);
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 8581f936..2a4d1013 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1692,8 +1692,8 @@ PODS:
     - React-utils (= 0.76.7)
   - rive-react-native (9.7.1):
     - React-Core
-    - RiveRuntime (= 6.13.0)
-  - RiveRuntime (6.13.0)
+    - RiveRuntime (= 6.15.2)
+  - RiveRuntime (6.15.2)
   - RNCPicker (2.11.0):
     - DoubleConversion
     - glog
@@ -2163,7 +2163,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   fmt: 10c6e61f4be25dc963c36bd73fc7b1705fe975be
   glog: 08b301085f15bcbb6ff8632a8ebaf239aae04e6a
   hermes-engine: eb4a80f6bf578536c58a44198ec93a30f6e69218
-  RCT-Folly: 84578c8756030547307e4572ab1947de1685c599
+  RCT-Folly: bf5c0376ffe4dd2cf438dcf86db385df9fdce648
   RCTDeprecation: 7691283dd69fed46f6653d376de6fa83aaad774c
   RCTRequired: eac044a04629288f272ee6706e31f81f3a2b4bfe
   RCTTypeSafety: cfe499e127eda6dd46e5080e12d80d0bfe667228
@@ -2222,14 +2222,14 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-utils: 0342746d2cf989cf5e0d1b84c98cfa152edbdf3f
   ReactCodegen: e1c019dc68733dd2c5d3b263b4a6dc72002c0045
   ReactCommon: 81e0744ee33adfd6d586141b927024f488bc49ea
-  rive-react-native: 368b57cf974b87f309819be2f59c433876010e4a
-  RiveRuntime: 903690a5ba698b2a7e8d462e8aa7ceeba862614c
+  rive-react-native: 9f14e5bd0fc53537a6d04c0164163cc6bd994f94
+  RiveRuntime: b2c29a7e1fbf2aabd1fffcb7b9cf43c4d515a841
   RNCPicker: c657bd58a82b164a957812f82a0b4bab4245de2e
   RNGestureHandler: 16ef3dc2d7ecb09f240f25df5255953c4098819b
   RNReanimated: a2692304a6568bc656c04c8ffea812887d37436e
   RNScreens: 351f431ef2a042a1887d4d90e1c1024b8ae9d123
   SocketRocket: d4aabe649be1e368d1318fdf28a022d714d65748
-  Yoga: 90d80701b27946c4b23461c00a7207f300a6ff71
+  Yoga: 88e46d0f2096eb9762a82c2c45ab23b0880de97d
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 7111cb0109850378b078b31993e62f5f22d4dcde
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db24a02f..a2a774f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "name": "rive-react-native",
   "version": "9.8.0",
   "runtimeVersions": {
-    "ios": "6.13.0",
-    "android": "11.1.0"
+    "ios": "6.15.2",
+    "android": "11.2.0"
   },
   "workspaces": [
     "example"