diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index eceaca5..cebc1c9 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Adafruit IO Arduino
-version=4.2.3
+version=4.2.4
 author=Adafruit
 maintainer=Adafruit <adafruitio@adafruit.com>
 sentence=Arduino library to access Adafruit IO.
diff --git a/src/AdafruitIO.cpp b/src/AdafruitIO.cpp
index a470056..f3b4ac5 100644
--- a/src/AdafruitIO.cpp
+++ b/src/AdafruitIO.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,18 @@ AdafruitIO_Dashboard *AdafruitIO::dashboard(const char *name) {
   return new AdafruitIO_Dashboard(this, name);
 }
 
+// due to breaking change within Arduino ESP32 BSP v2.0.8
+// see: https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/pull/7941
+#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
+/**************************************************************************/
+/*!
+    @brief    Provide status explanation strings.
+    @return   A pointer to the status string literal, _status. _status is
+              the AIO status value
+*/
+/**************************************************************************/
+const char *AdafruitIO::statusText() {
+#else
 /**************************************************************************/
 /*!
     @brief    Provide status explanation strings.
@@ -251,6 +263,7 @@ AdafruitIO_Dashboard *AdafruitIO::dashboard(const char *name) {
 */
 /**************************************************************************/
 const __FlashStringHelper *AdafruitIO::statusText() {
+#endif
   switch (_status) {
 
   // CONNECTING
diff --git a/src/AdafruitIO.h b/src/AdafruitIO.h
index 6d8bd27..665810a 100644
--- a/src/AdafruitIO.h
+++ b/src/AdafruitIO.h
@@ -87,7 +87,13 @@ class AdafruitIO {
   AdafruitIO_Dashboard *dashboard(const char *name);
   AdafruitIO_Time *time(aio_time_format_t format);
 
+// due to breaking change within Arduino ESP32 BSP v2.0.8
+// see: https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/pull/7941
+#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
+  const char *statusText();
+#else
   const __FlashStringHelper *statusText();
+#endif
 
   aio_status_t status();
   /********************************************************************/