diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d8e026b2..efbc0e92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Fixed:
   the file, and Swift cannot catch it. A file deleted after the caller checked
   it ended the app. `startUpload` now rejects instead, and a chunked part that
   cannot be enqueued journals an `error` with `errorKind: 'file'`.
+- **Android 15+ no longer kills the app when the `dataSync` foreground-service
+  budget runs out.** Android gives `dataSync` services six hours per day in the
+  background, then calls `onTimeout` and expects the service to stop.
+  WorkManager 2.9 never answered, so the system threw
+  `ForegroundServiceDidNotStopInTimeException` and the process died mid-upload.
+  WorkManager 2.12 stops the timed-out workers itself. They re-run without
+  foreground priority until the user opens the app, which resets the budget.
+  Bumps `androidx.work` to 2.12.0 (minSdk 24).
 
 ## 9.0.0
 
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 591768ac..d155f4b5 100755
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-android'
 
     implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.13.1'
-    implementation 'androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx:2.9.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx:2.12.0'
     implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0'
     implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0'
     implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.8.1'