diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2a616c1b..0944025e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## [8.5.4](https://github.com/NativeScript/android/compare/v8.5.3...v8.5.4) (2023-09-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* make jar files readonly prior to loading ([#1790](https://github.com/NativeScript/android/issues/1790)) ([14a932a](https://github.com/NativeScript/android/commit/14a932ad2d62c94f2f4e139125835da760dcdd58))
+
+
+
 ## [8.5.3](https://github.com/NativeScript/android/compare/v8.5.2...v8.5.3) (2023-09-22)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1c8b463c..f9d9d99d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@nativescript/android",
   "description": "NativeScript for Android using v8",
-  "version": "8.5.3",
+  "version": "8.5.4",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/NativeScript/android.git"
diff --git a/test-app/runtime/src/main/java/com/tns/DexFactory.java b/test-app/runtime/src/main/java/com/tns/DexFactory.java
index 8fe8246d2..3622803fc 100644
--- a/test-app/runtime/src/main/java/com/tns/DexFactory.java
+++ b/test-app/runtime/src/main/java/com/tns/DexFactory.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public Class<?> resolveClass(String baseClassName, String name, String className
             out.closeEntry();
             out.close();
         }
+        jarFile.setReadOnly();
 
         Class<?> result;
         DexClassLoader dexClassLoader = new DexClassLoader(jarFilePath, this.odexDir.getAbsolutePath(), null, classLoader);