diff --git a/.changeset/wide-moments-wear.md b/.changeset/wide-moments-wear.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3aeece31d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wide-moments-wear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@livekit/components-react': patch
+---
+
+Handle renamed e2ee -> encryption key in room options serializer
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils.ts b/packages/react/src/utils.ts
index ccf3c648a..9ce47c2f6 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/utils.ts
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ export function warnAboutMissingStyles(el?: HTMLElement) {
  *
  * @internal
  * used to stringify room options to detect dependency changes for react hooks.
- * Replaces processors and e2ee options with strings.
+ * Replaces processors and e2ee/encryption options with strings.
  */
 export function roomOptionsStringifyReplacer(key: string, val: unknown) {
   if (key === 'processor' && val && typeof val === 'object' && 'name' in val) {
     return val.name;
   }
-  if (key === 'e2ee' && val) {
+  if ((key === 'e2ee' || key === 'encryption') && val) {
     return 'e2ee-enabled';
   }
   return val;