diff --git a/.changeset/angry-dingos-hug.md b/.changeset/angry-dingos-hug.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e00e39cb..00000000
--- a/.changeset/angry-dingos-hug.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'react-native-bottom-tabs': patch
----
-
-fix: first screen is blank
diff --git a/packages/expo-template/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo-template/CHANGELOG.md
index 888de061..0b6e7eed 100644
--- a/packages/expo-template/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo-template/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # @bottom-tabs/expo-template
 
+## 0.0.6
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`ad0ca17`](https://github.com/callstackincubator/react-native-bottom-tabs/commit/ad0ca17855a7507d68bf92e651323339ae674695)]:
+  - react-native-bottom-tabs@0.8.5
+  - @bottom-tabs/react-navigation@0.8.5
+
 ## 0.0.5
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/expo-template/package.json b/packages/expo-template/package.json
index 09eca8dd..333d2d73 100644
--- a/packages/expo-template/package.json
+++ b/packages/expo-template/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@bottom-tabs/expo-template",
   "main": "expo-router/entry",
-  "version": "0.0.5",
+  "version": "0.0.6",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "expo start",
     "reset-project": "node ./scripts/reset-project.js",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "preset": "jest-expo"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation": "0.8.4",
+    "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation": "0.8.5",
     "@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.2",
     "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14",
     "expo": "~52.0.11",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "react": "18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "18.3.1",
     "react-native": "0.76.3",
-    "react-native-bottom-tabs": "0.8.4",
+    "react-native-bottom-tabs": "0.8.5",
     "react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.20.2",
     "react-native-reanimated": "~3.16.1",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "4.12.0",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/CHANGELOG.md
index c696f60e..a0d72fb3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # react-native-bottom-tabs
 
+## 0.8.5
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#283](https://github.com/callstackincubator/react-native-bottom-tabs/pull/283) [`ad0ca17`](https://github.com/callstackincubator/react-native-bottom-tabs/commit/ad0ca17855a7507d68bf92e651323339ae674695) Thanks [@okwasniewski](https://github.com/okwasniewski)! - fix: first screen is blank
+
 ## 0.8.4
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/package.json b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/package.json
index 42b0c187..878b7442 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-bottom-tabs",
-  "version": "0.8.4",
+  "version": "0.8.5",
   "description": "Native Bottom Tabs for React Native",
   "source": "./src/index.tsx",
   "main": "./lib/commonjs/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react-navigation/CHANGELOG.md
index af4cd9f0..4b37413c 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # @bottom-tabs/react-navigation
 
+## 0.8.5
+
 ## 0.8.4
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/package.json b/packages/react-navigation/package.json
index 05e48cea..e8e9446a 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation",
-  "version": "0.8.4",
+  "version": "0.8.5",
   "description": "React Native Bottom Tabs React Navigation integration",
   "source": "./src/index.tsx",
   "main": "./lib/commonjs/index.js",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2baa0d7f..70c783b1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@bottom-tabs/expo-template@workspace:packages/expo-template"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/core": "npm:^7.25.2"
-    "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation": "npm:0.8.4"
+    "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation": "npm:0.8.5"
     "@expo/vector-icons": "npm:^14.0.2"
     "@react-navigation/native": "npm:^7.0.14"
     "@types/jest": "npm:^29.5.12"
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ __metadata:
     react: "npm:18.3.1"
     react-dom: "npm:18.3.1"
     react-native: "npm:0.76.3"
-    react-native-bottom-tabs: "npm:0.8.4"
+    react-native-bottom-tabs: "npm:0.8.5"
     react-native-gesture-handler: "npm:~2.20.2"
     react-native-reanimated: "npm:~3.16.1"
     react-native-safe-area-context: "npm:4.12.0"
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@bottom-tabs/react-navigation@npm:*, @bottom-tabs/react-navigation@npm:0.8.4, @bottom-tabs/react-navigation@workspace:packages/react-navigation":
+"@bottom-tabs/react-navigation@npm:*, @bottom-tabs/react-navigation@npm:0.8.5, @bottom-tabs/react-navigation@workspace:packages/react-navigation":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation@workspace:packages/react-navigation"
   dependencies:
@@ -17095,7 +17095,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"react-native-bottom-tabs@npm:*, react-native-bottom-tabs@npm:0.8.4, react-native-bottom-tabs@workspace:packages/react-native-bottom-tabs":
+"react-native-bottom-tabs@npm:*, react-native-bottom-tabs@npm:0.8.5, react-native-bottom-tabs@workspace:packages/react-native-bottom-tabs":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "react-native-bottom-tabs@workspace:packages/react-native-bottom-tabs"
   dependencies: