diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70dae4a1de..5e1394c2cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bsky.app",
-  "version": "1.96.1",
+  "version": "1.96.2",
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=20"
diff --git a/patches/expo-media-library+17.0.3.patch b/patches/expo-media-library+17.0.3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7bb6b000c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/expo-media-library+17.0.3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/expo-media-library/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/medialibrary/MediaLibraryModule.kt b/node_modules/expo-media-library/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/medialibrary/MediaLibraryModule.kt
+index b928b8f..7175cf6 100644
+--- a/node_modules/expo-media-library/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/medialibrary/MediaLibraryModule.kt
++++ b/node_modules/expo-media-library/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/medialibrary/MediaLibraryModule.kt
+@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ class MediaLibraryModule : Module() {
+     }
+ 
+     AsyncFunction("createAssetAsync") { localUri: String, promise: Promise ->
+-      throwUnlessPermissionsGranted {
++      //throwUnlessPermissionsGranted {
+         withModuleScope(promise) {
+           CreateAsset(context, localUri, promise)
+             .execute()
+         }
+-      }
++      //}
+     }
+ 
+     AsyncFunction("addAssetsToAlbumAsync") { assetsId: List<String>, albumId: String, copyToAlbum: Boolean, promise: Promise ->