diff --git a/.changeset/mighty-carrots-worry.md b/.changeset/mighty-carrots-worry.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abd42065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mighty-carrots-worry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'react-native-bottom-tabs': patch
+---
+
+fix(android): tab bar label blinking on select
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/build.gradle b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/build.gradle
index c1d02686..a8fabb4a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/build.gradle
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ dependencies {
   //noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
   implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
   implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
-  implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.13.0-alpha06'
+  implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.13.0-alpha09'
 
   implementation("io.coil-kt.coil3:coil:${COIL_VERSION}")
   implementation("io.coil-kt.coil3:coil-network-okhttp:${COIL_VERSION}")