diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-v2.yml
index 04b90ba287..ca9c3e63aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-v2.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # keeps matrix running if one fails
       matrix:
-        rn-version: ['0.65.3', '0.81.0']
+        rn-version: ['0.65.3', '0.82.0-rc.1']
         rn-architecture: ['legacy', 'new']
         platform: ['android', 'ios']
         build-type: ['production']
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
         engine: ['hermes', 'jsc']
         include:
           - platform: ios
-            rn-version: '0.81.0'
+            rn-version: '0.82.0-rc.1'
             xcode-version: '16.2'
             runs-on: macos-14
           - platform: ios
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
             runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         exclude:
           # exclude JSC for new RN versions (keeping the matrix manageable)
-          - rn-version: '0.81.0'
+          - rn-version: '0.82.0-rc.1'
             engine: 'jsc'
           # exclude all rn versions lower than 0.70.0 for new architecture
           - rn-version: '0.65.3'
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # keeps matrix running if one fails
       matrix:
-        rn-version: ['0.65.3', '0.81.0']
+        rn-version: ['0.65.3', '0.82.0-rc.1']
         rn-architecture: ['legacy', 'new']
         platform: ['android', 'ios']
         build-type: ['production']
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
         engine: ['hermes', 'jsc']
         include:
           - platform: ios
-            rn-version: '0.81.0'
+            rn-version: '0.82.0-rc.1'
             runs-on: macos-14
           - platform: ios
             rn-version: '0.65.3'
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ jobs:
           # e2e test only the default combinations
           - rn-version: '0.65.3'
             engine: 'hermes'
-          - rn-version: '0.81.0'
+          - rn-version: '0.82.0-rc.1'
             engine: 'jsc'
 
     steps:
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/patch-scripts/rn.patch.xcode.js b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/patch-scripts/rn.patch.xcode.js
index 072a885720..585a8cc1cd 100755
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/patch-scripts/rn.patch.xcode.js
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/patch-scripts/rn.patch.xcode.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if (!args['rn-version']) {
 debug.log('Patching Xcode project', args.project, 'for RN version', args['rn-version']);
 
 const newBundleScriptRNVersion = '0.69.0-rc.0';
+const quotesFixRNVersion = '0.81.1'; // Version where quotes break the script
 
 let bundleScript;
 let bundleScriptRegex;
@@ -38,11 +39,14 @@ export NODE_BINARY=node
   bundlePatchRegex = /sentry-cli\s+react-native[\s-]xcode/;
 } else if (semver.satisfies(args['rn-version'], `>= ${newBundleScriptRNVersion}`, { includePrerelease: true })) {
   debug.log('Applying new bundle script patch');
+  const useQuotes = semver.lt(args['rn-version'], quotesFixRNVersion);
+  const quoteChar = useQuotes ? '\\"' : '';
+
   bundleScript = `
 WITH_ENVIRONMENT="../node_modules/react-native/scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh"
 REACT_NATIVE_XCODE="../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh"
 
-/bin/sh -c "$WITH_ENVIRONMENT \\"/bin/sh ../node_modules/@sentry/react-native/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh $REACT_NATIVE_XCODE\\""
+/bin/sh -c "$WITH_ENVIRONMENT ${quoteChar}/bin/sh ../node_modules/@sentry/react-native/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh $REACT_NATIVE_XCODE${quoteChar}"
 `;
   bundleScriptRegex = /\/scripts\/react-native-xcode\.sh/i;
   bundlePatchRegex = /sentry-cli\s+react-native\s+xcode/i;