diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-android.yml b/.github/workflows/build-android.yml
index e6da25a1..2f31ba2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-android.yml
@@ -6,17 +6,21 @@ on:
       - main
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/build-android.yml'
-      - 'android/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/nitrogen/generated/android/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/nitrogen/generated/shared/**'
       - 'example/android/**'
-      - 'yarn.lock'
-      - 'example/yarn.lock'
+      - 'bun.lockb'
+      - 'example/bun.lockb'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/build-android.yml'
-      - 'android/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/nitrogen/generated/android/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/nitrogen/generated/shared/**'
       - 'example/android/**'
-      - 'yarn.lock'
-      - 'example/yarn.lock'
+      - 'bun.lockb'
+      - 'example/bun.lockb'
 
 jobs:
   build_android_example:
@@ -29,8 +33,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
           sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
-          sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/share/boost"
-          sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
 
       - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
         with:
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           accept-android-sdk-licenses: true
           log-accepted-android-sdk-licenses: false
+          # this cmdline tools version barked the least in GHA runners
+          # hopefully we can remove it in the future
           cmdline-tools-version: 9477386
 
       - name: Bootstrap JS
@@ -64,8 +68,5 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
 
-      - name: Run Gradle Build for android/
-        run: cd packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android && ./gradlew assembleDebug && cd ../..
-
-      - name: Run Gradle Build for example/android/
+      - name: Run Gradle Build for example app
         run: cd example/android && ./gradlew assembleDebug --build-cache && cd ../..
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ios.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
index 6ba91a0d..3fa50825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@ on:
       - main
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/build-ios.yml'
-      - 'ios/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/ios/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/nitrogen/generated/ios/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/nitrogen/generated/shared/**'
       - '*.podspec'
       - 'example/ios/**'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/build-ios.yml'
-      - 'ios/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/ios/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/nitrogen/generated/ios/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/nitrogen/generated/shared/**'
       - '*.podspec'
       - 'example/ios/**'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-android.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-android.yml
index 1eaa3851..b2fb4014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-android.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           accept-android-sdk-licenses: true
           log-accepted-android-sdk-licenses: false
+          # this cmdline tools version barked the least in GHA runners
+          # hopefully we can remove it in the future
           cmdline-tools-version: 9477386
 
       - name: Bootstrap JS
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-js.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-js.yml
index d3108fe0..ec5c3844 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-js.yml
@@ -6,27 +6,29 @@ on:
       - main
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/validate-js.yml'
-      - 'src/**'
-      - '*.json'
-      - '*.js'
-      - '*.lock'
+      - 'bun.lockb'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/src/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/*.json'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/*.*s'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/bun.lockb'
       - 'example/src/**'
       - 'example/*.json'
-      - 'example/*.js'
-      - 'example/*.lock'
-      - 'example/*.tsx'
+      - 'example/*.*s'
+      - 'example/*.*sx'
+      - 'example/bun.lockb'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/validate-js.yml'
-      - 'src/**'
-      - '*.json'
-      - '*.js'
-      - '*.lock'
+      - 'bun.lockb'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/src/**'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/*.json'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/*.*s'
+      - 'packages/react-native-quick-crypto/bun.lockb'
       - 'example/src/**'
       - 'example/*.json'
-      - 'example/*.js'
-      - 'example/*.lock'
-      - 'example/*.tsx'
+      - 'example/*.*s'
+      - 'example/*.*sx'
+      - 'example/bun.lockb'
 
 jobs:
   compile_js:
diff --git a/example/android/build.gradle b/example/android/build.gradle
index 7d141754..04706112 100644
--- a/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "34.0.0"
-        minSdkVersion = 28
+        minSdkVersion = 23
         compileSdkVersion = 34
         targetSdkVersion = 34
         ndkVersion = "26.1.10909125"
-        kotlinVersion = "1.9.22"
+        kotlinVersion = "1.9.25"
     }
     repositories {
         google()
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/build.gradle b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/build.gradle
index 6e511dc7..8465e7a2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 buildscript {
+  ext.kotlinVersion = '1.9.25'
+
   repositories {
     google()
     mavenCentral()
   }
 
   dependencies {
-    classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.1"
-    classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.9.25"
+    classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.2.2"
+    classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:${kotlinVersion}"
   }
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +101,9 @@ repositories {
 
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native"
+  //noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
+  implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
+
   implementation project(":react-native-nitro-modules")
   implementation "com.android.ndk.thirdparty:openssl:1.1.1q-beta-1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle.properties b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle.properties
index 95479c71..e4ed6a1a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-QuickCrypto_kotlinVersion=1.9.25
 QuickCrypto_compileSdkVersion=34
 QuickCrypto_targetSdkVersion=34
-QuickCrypto_minSdkVersion=29
-QuickCrypto_ndkversion=21.4.7075529
+QuickCrypto_minSdkVersion=23
+QuickCrypto_ndkVersion=21.4.7075529
 
 android.useAndroidX=true
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index f3d88b1c..00000000
Binary files a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index e411586a..00000000
--- a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
-distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
-zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
-zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradlew b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradlew
deleted file mode 100755
index 2fe81a7d..00000000
--- a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradlew
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,183 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
-
-#
-# Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-
-##############################################################################
-##
-##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
-##
-##############################################################################
-
-# Attempt to set APP_HOME
-# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
-PRG="$0"
-# Need this for relative symlinks.
-while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
-    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
-    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
-    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
-        PRG="$link"
-    else
-        PRG=`dirname "$PRG"`"/$link"
-    fi
-done
-SAVED="`pwd`"
-cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/" >/dev/null
-APP_HOME="`pwd -P`"
-cd "$SAVED" >/dev/null
-
-APP_NAME="Gradle"
-APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
-
-# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
-
-# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
-MAX_FD="maximum"
-
-warn () {
-    echo "$*"
-}
-
-die () {
-    echo
-    echo "$*"
-    echo
-    exit 1
-}
-
-# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
-cygwin=false
-msys=false
-darwin=false
-nonstop=false
-case "`uname`" in
-  CYGWIN* )
-    cygwin=true
-    ;;
-  Darwin* )
-    darwin=true
-    ;;
-  MINGW* )
-    msys=true
-    ;;
-  NONSTOP* )
-    nonstop=true
-    ;;
-esac
-
-CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
-
-# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
-if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
-    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
-        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
-        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
-    else
-        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
-    fi
-    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
-        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
-
-Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-location of your Java installation."
-    fi
-else
-    JAVACMD="java"
-    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
-
-Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-location of your Java installation."
-fi
-
-# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
-if [ "$cygwin" = "false" -a "$darwin" = "false" -a "$nonstop" = "false" ] ; then
-    MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
-    if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
-        if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ] ; then
-            MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
-        fi
-        ulimit -n $MAX_FD
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
-            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
-        fi
-    else
-        warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
-    fi
-fi
-
-# For Darwin, add options to specify how the application appears in the dock
-if $darwin; then
-    GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
-fi
-
-# For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
-if [ "$cygwin" = "true" -o "$msys" = "true" ] ; then
-    APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
-    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
-    JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
-
-    # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
-    ROOTDIRSRAW=`find -L / -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null`
-    SEP=""
-    for dir in $ROOTDIRSRAW ; do
-        ROOTDIRS="$ROOTDIRS$SEP$dir"
-        SEP="|"
-    done
-    OURCYGPATTERN="(^($ROOTDIRS))"
-    # Add a user-defined pattern to the cygpath arguments
-    if [ "$GRADLE_CYGPATTERN" != "" ] ; then
-        OURCYGPATTERN="$OURCYGPATTERN|($GRADLE_CYGPATTERN)"
-    fi
-    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
-    i=0
-    for arg in "$@" ; do
-        CHECK=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "$OURCYGPATTERN" -`
-        CHECK2=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "^-"`                                 ### Determine if an option
-
-        if [ $CHECK -ne 0 ] && [ $CHECK2 -eq 0 ] ; then                    ### Added a condition
-            eval `echo args$i`=`cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg"`
-        else
-            eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
-        fi
-        i=`expr $i + 1`
-    done
-    case $i in
-        0) set -- ;;
-        1) set -- "$args0" ;;
-        2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
-        3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
-        4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
-        5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
-        6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
-        7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
-        8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
-        9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
-    esac
-fi
-
-# Escape application args
-save () {
-    for i do printf %s\\n "$i" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g;1s/^/'/;\$s/\$/' \\\\/" ; done
-    echo " "
-}
-APP_ARGS=`save "$@"`
-
-# Collect all arguments for the java command, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
-eval set -- $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS "\"-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME\"" -classpath "\"$CLASSPATH\"" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$APP_ARGS"
-
-exec "$JAVACMD" "$@"
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradlew.bat b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradlew.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 9618d8d9..00000000
--- a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/gradlew.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-@rem
-@rem Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
-@rem
-@rem Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-@rem you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-@rem You may obtain a copy of the License at
-@rem
-@rem      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-@rem
-@rem Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-@rem distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-@rem WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-@rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-@rem limitations under the License.
-@rem
-
-@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
-@rem ##########################################################################
-@rem
-@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
-@rem
-@rem ##########################################################################
-
-@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
-
-set DIRNAME=%~dp0
-if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
-set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
-set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
-
-@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"
-
-@rem Find java.exe
-if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
-
-set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
-%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
-
-echo.
-echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
-echo.
-echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-echo location of your Java installation.
-
-goto fail
-
-:findJavaFromJavaHome
-set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
-set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
-
-if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
-
-echo.
-echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
-echo.
-echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-echo location of your Java installation.
-
-goto fail
-
-:init
-@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windows variants
-
-if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
-
-:win9xME_args
-@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
-set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
-set _SKIP=2
-
-:win9xME_args_slurp
-if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
-
-set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
-
-:execute
-@rem Setup the command line
-
-set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
-
-@rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
-
-:end
-@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
-
-:fail
-rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
-rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
-exit /b 1
-
-:mainEnd
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
-
-:omega
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/settings.gradle b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..399b337b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/android/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+rootProject.name = 'QuickCrypto'
+include ':react-native-nitro-modules'
+project(':react-native-nitro-modules').projectDir = file('../../../node_modules/react-native-nitro-modules/android')
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/yalc.lock b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/yalc.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index 417541ff..00000000
--- a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/yalc.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "version": "v1",
-  "packages": {
-    "react-native-nitro-modules": {
-      "signature": "f69b53be06809c7cdefbd90588d2244a",
-      "file": true,
-      "replaced": "workspace:*"
-    },
-    "nitro-codegen": {
-      "signature": "114966d35cb0c3413bc7390f946068c5",
-      "file": true,
-      "replaced": "workspace:*"
-    }
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file