diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 647ca01..d4c0849 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,31 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [5.3.0] - 2026-09-30
+
+- Android SDK version: 19.3.1
+- iOS SDK version: 7.1.4
+
+### React Native
+
+#### Changed
+
+- Android builds now request a license token from Talsec through the `app.talsec.plugin` Gradle plugin, applied by freeRASP automatically
+
+#### Fixed
+
+- Expo config plugin no longer fails when added to `app.json` without options
+
+### Android
+
+#### Changed
+
+- Changed Talsec integration from Maven dependency to the `app.talsec.plugin` Gradle plugin with `talsec { }` configuration block
+
+#### Fixed
+
+- Root detection related bugs causing false positives
+
 ## [5.2.2] - 2026-09-29
 
 - Android SDK version: 19.2.3
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 740a874..25a1422 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
   repositories {
     google()
     mavenCentral()
+    maven { url 'https://europe-west3-maven.pkg.dev/talsec-artifact-repository/plugin' }
   }
 
   dependencies {
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ buildscript {
     // noinspection DifferentKotlinGradleVersion
     classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-serialization:$kotlin_version"
+    // TODO: set the real version once app.talsec.plugin with wrapper support is released
+    classpath 'app.talsec.plugin:talsec-security-plugin:1.1.0'
   }
 }
 
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ def isNewArchitectureEnabled() {
 apply plugin: "com.android.library"
 apply plugin: "kotlin-android"
 apply plugin: 'kotlinx-serialization'
+apply plugin: 'app.talsec.plugin'
 
 if (isNewArchitectureEnabled()) {
   apply plugin: "com.facebook.react"
@@ -53,6 +57,8 @@ def getMaxVersion(name) {
 android {
   compileSdk getMaxVersion("compileSdk")
 
+  talsec { hostAppIdentity = true }
+
   defaultConfig {
     minSdkVersion getIntegerDefault("minSdkVersion")
     targetSdkVersion getIntegerDefault("targetSdkVersion")
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:$react_native_version"
   implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
   implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.4.1"
-  implementation "com.aheaditec.talsec.security:TalsecSecurity-Community-ReactNative:19.2.3"
+  implementation "com.aheaditec.talsec.security:TalsecSecurity-Community-ReactNative:19.3.1"
 }
 
 if (isNewArchitectureEnabled()) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58ede31..b61df6a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "freerasp-react-native",
-  "version": "5.2.2",
+  "version": "5.3.0",
   "description": "React Native plugin for improving app security and threat monitoring on Android and iOS mobile devices.",
   "main": "lib/commonjs/index",
   "module": "lib/module/index",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "prettier": "prettier \"**/*.{ts,js}\"",
     "prepack": "bob build && yarn build:plugin",
     "build": "bob build",
-    "test:plugin": "yarn build:plugin && node plugin/tests/iosSpm.test.js",
+    "test:plugin": "yarn build:plugin && node plugin/tests/iosSpm.test.js && node plugin/tests/pluginProps.test.js",
     "example": "yarn --cwd example",
     "bootstrap": "yarn example && yarn install && yarn example pods",
     "clean": "del-cli android/build example/android/build example/android/app/build example/ios/build",
diff --git a/plugin/build/index.d.ts b/plugin/build/index.d.ts
index 078b0fa..b693706 100644
--- a/plugin/build/index.d.ts
+++ b/plugin/build/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import { type ConfigPlugin } from '@expo/config-plugins';
 import { type PluginConfigType } from './pluginConfig';
-declare const _default: ConfigPlugin<PluginConfigType>;
+declare const _default: ConfigPlugin<PluginConfigType | undefined>;
 export default _default;
diff --git a/plugin/build/index.js b/plugin/build/index.js
index fc6c8fd..4dd4a07 100644
--- a/plugin/build/index.js
+++ b/plugin/build/index.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const withRnTalsecIos = (config, props) => {
     config = withFreeraspIosPodfile(config, { spmEnabled });
     return config;
 };
-const withRnTalsecApp = (config, props) => {
+const withRnTalsecApp = (config, props = {}) => {
     config = withBuildscriptDependency(config);
     config = withAndroidMinSdkVersion(config, props);
     config = withAndroidR8Version(config, props);
diff --git a/plugin/src/index.ts b/plugin/src/index.ts
index 438a59b..6a0f5ef 100644
--- a/plugin/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugin/src/index.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ const withRnTalsecIos: ConfigPlugin<PluginConfigType> = (config, props) => {
   return config;
 };
 
-const withRnTalsecApp: ConfigPlugin<PluginConfigType> = (config, props) => {
+const withRnTalsecApp: ConfigPlugin<PluginConfigType | undefined> = (
+  config,
+  props: PluginConfigType = {}
+) => {
   config = withBuildscriptDependency(config);
   config = withAndroidMinSdkVersion(config, props);
   config = withAndroidR8Version(config, props);
diff --git a/plugin/tests/pluginProps.test.js b/plugin/tests/pluginProps.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb0fd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/tests/pluginProps.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/* eslint-env node */
+
+const assert = require('assert').strict;
+const withRnTalsecApp = require('../build').default;
+
+const expoConfig = () => ({ name: 'example', slug: 'example' });
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(() => withRnTalsecApp(expoConfig()));
+assert.doesNotThrow(() => withRnTalsecApp(expoConfig(), undefined));
+assert.doesNotThrow(() => withRnTalsecApp(expoConfig(), {}));
+assert.doesNotThrow(() =>
+  withRnTalsecApp(expoConfig(), { android: { minSdkVersion: 26 } })
+);
+
+console.log('pluginProps tests passed');