diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/bottomtabs/BottomTabsController.java b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/bottomtabs/BottomTabsController.java
index 78be5f656c2..f38facba515 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/bottomtabs/BottomTabsController.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/bottomtabs/BottomTabsController.java
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
-import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.RestrictTo;
 import androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout;
-import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
-import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;
 
 import com.aurelhubert.ahbottomnavigation.AHBottomNavigation;
 import com.aurelhubert.ahbottomnavigation.AHBottomNavigationItem;
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ public BottomTabsLayout createView() {
         bottomTabs.addItems(createTabs());
         setInitialTab(resolveCurrentOptions);
         tabsAttacher.attach();
-
         return root;
     }
 
@@ -313,14 +309,6 @@ public Animator getPopAnimation(Options appearingOptions, Options disappearingOp
         return presenter.getPopAnimation(appearingOptions, disappearingOptions);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected WindowInsetsCompat onApplyWindowInsets(View view, WindowInsetsCompat insets) {
-        Insets sysInsets = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars());
-        view.setPaddingRelative(0, 0, 0, sysInsets.bottom);
-        return WindowInsetsCompat.CONSUMED;
-    }
-
-
     @RestrictTo(RestrictTo.Scope.TESTS)
     public BottomTabs getBottomTabs() {
         return bottomTabs;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e35d608c70..dd45ad9c2ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-navigation",
-  "version": "7.50.0",
+  "version": "7.51.0-rc.1",
   "description": "React Native Navigation - truly native navigation for iOS and Android",
   "license": "MIT",
   "nativePackage": true,
diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index 2a05ee14ab0..c0e649a4ffe 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -143,10 +143,14 @@ function updatePackageJsonGit(version) {
 }
 
 function draftGitRelease(version) {
-  exec.execSync(`npx gren release --tags=${version}`);
-  exec.execSync(`sleep 30`);
-  // For some unknown reason, gren release works well only when calling it twice.
-  exec.execSync(`npx gren release --tags=${version}`);
+  try {
+    exec.execSync(`npx gren release --tags="${version}"`);
+    exec.execSync(`sleep 30`);
+    // For some unknown reason, gren release works well only when calling it twice.
+    exec.execSync(`npx gren release --tags="${version}"`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('Failed to create a GitHub release draft ==> skipping', err);
+  }
 }
 
 run();