diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 0f76f54c..70bada23 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     },
     "example": {
       "name": "react-native-quick-crypto-example",
-      "version": "1.0.0-beta.17",
+      "version": "1.0.0-beta.18",
       "dependencies": {
         "@craftzdog/react-native-buffer": "6.1.0",
         "@noble/ciphers": "^1.3.0",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         "react-native-bouncy-checkbox": "4.1.2",
         "react-native-nitro-modules": "0.25.2",
         "react-native-quick-base64": "2.2.0",
-        "react-native-quick-crypto": "1.0.0-beta.17",
+        "react-native-quick-crypto": "workspace:*",
         "react-native-safe-area-context": "5.1.0",
         "react-native-screens": "3.35.0",
         "react-native-vector-icons": "^10.1.0",
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     },
     "packages/react-native-quick-crypto": {
       "name": "react-native-quick-crypto",
-      "version": "1.0.0-beta.17",
+      "version": "1.0.0-beta.18",
       "dependencies": {
         "@craftzdog/react-native-buffer": "6.1.0",
         "events": "3.3.0",
diff --git a/docs/test_suite_results_android.png b/docs/test_suite_results_android.png
index 909a69af..16d90714 100644
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diff --git a/docs/test_suite_results_ios.png b/docs/test_suite_results_ios.png
index 59289fb6..3c7e9553 100644
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diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index dfd5dde3..638a05b9 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "react-native-bouncy-checkbox": "4.1.2",
     "react-native-nitro-modules": "0.25.2",
     "react-native-quick-base64": "2.2.0",
-    "react-native-quick-crypto": "1.0.0-beta.18",
+    "react-native-quick-crypto": "workspace:*",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "5.1.0",
     "react-native-screens": "3.35.0",
     "react-native-vector-icons": "^10.1.0",
diff --git a/example/src/tests/cipher/cipher_tests.ts b/example/src/tests/cipher/cipher_tests.ts
index 49022bac..54c7c7f3 100644
--- a/example/src/tests/cipher/cipher_tests.ts
+++ b/example/src/tests/cipher/cipher_tests.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ const SUITE = 'cipher';
 
 // --- Constants and Test Data ---
 const key16 = Buffer.from('a8a7d6a5d4a3d2a1a09f9e9d9c8b8a89', 'hex');
+const key32 = Buffer.from(
+  'a8a7d6a5d4a3d2a1a09f9e9d9c8b8a89a8a7d6a5d4a3d2a1a09f9e9d9c8b8a89',
+  'hex',
+);
 const iv16 = randomFillSync(new Uint8Array(16));
 const iv12 = randomFillSync(new Uint8Array(12)); // Common IV size for GCM/CCM/OCB
 const iv = Buffer.from(iv16);
@@ -106,3 +110,13 @@ allCiphers.forEach(cipherName => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+test(SUITE, 'GCM getAuthTag', () => {
+  const cipher = createCipheriv('aes-256-gcm', key32, iv12);
+  cipher.setAAD(aad);
+  cipher.update(plaintextBuffer);
+  cipher.final();
+
+  const tag = cipher.getAuthTag();
+  expect(tag.length).to.equal(16);
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/QuickCrypto.podspec b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/QuickCrypto.podspec
index b4d56bf9..bd7d6153 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/QuickCrypto.podspec
+++ b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/QuickCrypto.podspec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.source = { :git => "https://github.com/margelo/react-native-quick-crypto.git", :tag => "#{s.version}" }
 
   sodium_enabled = ENV['SODIUM_ENABLED'] == '1'
-  Pod::UI.puts("[QuickCrypto] Has libsodium #{sodium_enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"}!")
+  Pod::UI.puts("[QuickCrypto]  🧂 has libsodium #{sodium_enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"}!")
 
   if sodium_enabled
     # cocoapod for Sodium has not been updated for a while, so we need to build it ourselves
diff --git a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/cpp/cipher/HybridCipher.cpp b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/cpp/cipher/HybridCipher.cpp
index 969c20ce..588b279a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/cpp/cipher/HybridCipher.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native-quick-crypto/cpp/cipher/HybridCipher.cpp
@@ -229,10 +229,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<ArrayBuffer> HybridCipher::getAuthTag() {
       throw std::runtime_error("Failed to get GCM/OCB auth tag: " + std::string(err_buf));
     }
 
-    size_t actual_tag_len = static_cast<size_t>(ret);
     uint8_t* raw_ptr = tag_buf.get();
     auto final_tag_buffer =
-        std::make_shared<margelo::nitro::NativeArrayBuffer>(tag_buf.release(), actual_tag_len, [raw_ptr]() { delete[] raw_ptr; });
+        std::make_shared<margelo::nitro::NativeArrayBuffer>(tag_buf.release(), auth_tag_len, [raw_ptr]() { delete[] raw_ptr; });
     return final_tag_buffer;
 
   } else if (mode == EVP_CIPH_CCM_MODE) {