diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
index 8d9214cf77..1ffb90c6bc 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ReactInstanceManagerHolder {
             new com.reactnativecommunity.webview.RNCWebViewPackage(),
             new com.kevinresol.react_native_default_preference.RNDefaultPreferencePackage(),
             new com.learnium.RNDeviceInfo.RNDeviceInfo(),
-            new com.swmansion.gesturehandler.react.RNGestureHandlerPackage(),
+            new com.swmansion.gesturehandler.RNGestureHandlerPackage(),
             new org.linusu.RNGetRandomValuesPackage(),
             new com.rnimmersive.RNImmersivePackage(),
             new com.swmansion.rnscreens.RNScreensPackage(),
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index aa0e3f1cf3..095a1ac5d6 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-Core
   - RNDeviceInfo (8.4.8):
     - React-Core
-  - RNGestureHandler (2.1.0):
+  - RNGestureHandler (2.8.0):
     - React-Core
   - RNGoogleSignin (7.0.4):
     - GoogleSignIn (~> 6.0.0)
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   RNCMaskedView: c298b644a10c0c142055b3ae24d83879ecb13ccd
   RNDefaultPreference: 08bdb06cfa9188d5da97d4642dac745218d7fb31
   RNDeviceInfo: 0400a6d0c94186d1120c3cbd97b23abc022187a9
-  RNGestureHandler: e5c7cab5f214503dcefd6b2b0cefb050e1f51c4a
+  RNGestureHandler: 62232ba8f562f7dea5ba1b3383494eb5bf97a4d3
   RNGoogleSignin: c4381751eefd73c552b923ba347a9bfc6f18771c
   RNScreens: 40a2cb40a02a609938137a1e0acfbf8fc9eebf19
   RNSound: 27e8268bdb0a1f191f219a33267f7e0445e8d62f
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8133752205..c2463fa7d9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         "react-native-default-preference": "1.4.4",
         "react-native-device-info": "8.4.8",
         "react-native-dialog": "https://github.com/jitsi/react-native-dialog/releases/download/v9.2.2-jitsi.1/react-native-dialog-9.2.2.tgz",
-        "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.1.0",
+        "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.8.0",
         "react-native-get-random-values": "1.7.2",
         "react-native-immersive": "2.0.0",
         "react-native-keep-awake": "4.0.0",
@@ -16246,15 +16246,19 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler": {
-      "version": "2.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vF4yEUrV5GMBioTkvf5Le1l3N/52dSLBnNMFC+kZ4hssnRoXB0hEQ0ReUkZckRB5L3nbHBhAyjySEtFPx4nyEA==",
+      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-poOSfz/w0IyD6Qwq7aaIRRfEaVTl1ecQFoyiIbpOpfNTjm2B1niY2FLrdVQIOtIOe+K9nH55Qal04nr4jGkHdQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@egjs/hammerjs": "^2.0.17",
         "hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.0",
         "invariant": "^2.2.4",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "prop-types": "^15.7.2"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "*",
+        "react-native": "*"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/react-native-get-random-values": {
@@ -32610,9 +32614,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-MKbuBbovO8eGiAM9i6o0nrdBXivhRpzPQ+aVBXGJEPMH7RrCSNUKaCoEpkjfGHlTxjZimi6WjDCjjzCRSHlV1A=="
     },
     "react-native-gesture-handler": {
-      "version": "2.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vF4yEUrV5GMBioTkvf5Le1l3N/52dSLBnNMFC+kZ4hssnRoXB0hEQ0ReUkZckRB5L3nbHBhAyjySEtFPx4nyEA==",
+      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-poOSfz/w0IyD6Qwq7aaIRRfEaVTl1ecQFoyiIbpOpfNTjm2B1niY2FLrdVQIOtIOe+K9nH55Qal04nr4jGkHdQ==",
       "requires": {
         "@egjs/hammerjs": "^2.0.17",
         "hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a431f445a..89b09e35b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "react-native-default-preference": "1.4.4",
     "react-native-device-info": "8.4.8",
     "react-native-dialog": "https://github.com/jitsi/react-native-dialog/releases/download/v9.2.2-jitsi.1/react-native-dialog-9.2.2.tgz",
-    "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.1.0",
+    "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.8.0",
     "react-native-get-random-values": "1.7.2",
     "react-native-immersive": "2.0.0",
     "react-native-keep-awake": "4.0.0",
diff --git a/patches/react-native-gesture-handler+2.1.0.patch b/patches/react-native-gesture-handler+2.1.0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 65e4a8f159..0000000000
--- a/patches/react-native-gesture-handler+2.1.0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/android/build.gradle b/node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/android/build.gradle
-index 8afc3d5..4b1f721 100644
---- a/node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/android/build.gradle
-+++ b/node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/android/build.gradle
-@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def shouldUseCommonInterfaceFromReanimated() {
-         def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(inputFile.text)
-         def reanimatedVersion = json.version as String
-         def (major, minor, patch) = reanimatedVersion.tokenize('.')
--        return Integer.parseInt(minor) >= 3
-+        return Integer.parseInt(major) >= 2 && Integer.parseInt(minor) >= 3
-     } else {
-         return false
-     }