diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-android-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/build-android-e2e.yml
index f812b2317fd..b346c2dd319 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-android-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-android-e2e.yml
@@ -215,11 +215,6 @@ jobs:
           NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=4096'
           # Limit Metro workers to prevent OOM (each worker uses ~3GB)
           METRO_MAX_WORKERS: '4'
-          # React Native 0.81's ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts requests CMake 3.30.5
-          # via `System.getenv("CMAKE_VERSION") ?: "3.30.5"`. The self-hosted runner
-          # only ships CMake 3.22.1 in /opt/android-sdk/cmake/ and AGP cannot auto-
-          # download missing components, causing CXX1300. RN's CMakeLists.txt files
-          # only require >= 3.13, so 3.22.1 is fully sufficient.
           CMAKE_VERSION: '3.22.1'
           BRIDGE_USE_DEV_APIS: 'true'
           RAMP_INTERNAL_BUILD: 'true'
diff --git a/bitrise.yml b/bitrise.yml
index 00ec50fa81e..5b3fd35d1a3 100644
--- a/bitrise.yml
+++ b/bitrise.yml
@@ -3526,6 +3526,9 @@ app:
     - opts:
         is_expand: false
       NDK_VERSION: 26.1.10909125
+    - opts:
+        is_expand: false
+      CMAKE_VERSION: '3.22.1'
     - opts:
         is_expand: false
       QA_APK_NAME: app-qa-release