diff --git a/packages/react-native-aztec/android/build.gradle b/packages/react-native-aztec/android/build.gradle
index 7647548360ca75..18093ff1c2c136 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-aztec/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/react-native-aztec/android/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildscript {
         espressoVersion = '3.0.1'
 
         // libs
-        aztecVersion = 'v1.8.0'
+        aztecVersion = 'v1.9.0'
         wordpressUtilsVersion = '3.3.0'
 
         // main
diff --git a/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
index fa8a9af4b89ced..411499dc1dd7cd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ For each user feature we should also add a importance categorization label  to i
 -   [***] Fix issue when backspacing in an empty Paragraph block [#56496]
 -   [**] Fix issue related to text color format and receiving in rare cases an undefined ref from `RichText` component [#56686]
 -   [**] Fixes a crash on pasting MS Word list markup [#56653]
+-   [**] Address rare cases where a null value is passed to a heading block, causing a crash [#56757]
 
 ## 1.109.0
 -   [*] Audio block: Improve legibility of audio file details on various background colors [#55627]