diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b038224..a9bfa167 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- We fixed an issue on iOS where a deep link that cold started the app was not delivered to React Native, causing `Linking.getInitialURL()` to return `null`.
+
 ## [17.4.2] - 2026-08-24
 
 - We hardened the Android main screen against overlay and tapjacking attacks, and removed the unused `SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW` permission.
diff --git a/ios/Dev/AppDelegate.swift b/ios/Dev/AppDelegate.swift
index b174b720..7a28d334 100644
--- a/ios/Dev/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/ios/Dev/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -47,10 +47,8 @@ class AppDelegate: ReactAppProvider {
         isDevModeEnabled: AppPreferences.devModeEnabled
     )
     
-    let launchOptions = NSMutableDictionary(dictionary: options)
-    launchOptions[UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey.url] = url
-    launchOptions[UIApplication.OpenURLOptionsKey.annotation] = options[UIApplication.OpenURLOptionsKey.annotation]
-    
+    let launchOptions = ReactAppProvider.launchOptions(from: url, options: options)
+
     let mxApp = MendixApp.init(
         identifier: nil,
         bundleUrl: bundleUrl,
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ class AppDelegate: ReactAppProvider {
         enableThreeFingerGestures: false
     )
     
-    ReactNative.shared.setup(mxApp, launchOptions: launchOptions as? [AnyHashable : Any])
+    ReactNative.shared.setup(mxApp, launchOptions: launchOptions)
     ReactNative.shared.start()
     
     return handled
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 9de88f44..2b46ba92 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PODS:
   - libwebp/sharpyuv (1.5.0)
   - libwebp/webp (1.5.0):
     - libwebp/sharpyuv
-  - MendixNative (0.3.4):
+  - MendixNative (0.3.5):
     - DoubleConversion
     - glog
     - hermes-engine
@@ -2586,7 +2586,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   libavif: 84bbb62fb232c3018d6f1bab79beea87e35de7b7
   libdav1d: 23581a4d8ec811ff171ed5e2e05cd27bad64c39f
   libwebp: 02b23773aedb6ff1fd38cec7a77b81414c6842a8
-  MendixNative: 0a3caf6245eb2932bf109c2e7af213c8ff959679
+  MendixNative: 1a9da1f87bdb7bc79c5a9e2147e4948ce5d56c06
   op-sqlite: 12554de3e1a0cb86cbad3cf1f0c50450f57d3855
   OpenSSL-Universal: ecee7b138fa75a74ecf00d7ffd248fb584739b9e
   RCT-Folly: 46b84c7990d4a373ccef77134c23c763ba5cf3a0
@@ -2676,4 +2676,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: e265124740c7e8d3ce93ef970c87f247433e1c66
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.17.0
+COCOAPODS: 1.16.2
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 49c3a30d..5a38d923 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "@react-native-picker/picker": "2.11.0",
         "@react-navigation/native": "7.0.14",
         "@shopify/flash-list": "2.2.2",
-        "mendix-native": "https://github.com/mendix/mendix-native/releases/download/v0.3.4/mendix-native-v0.3.4.tgz",
+        "mendix-native": "https://github.com/mendix/mendix-native/releases/download/v0.3.5/mendix-native-v0.3.5.tgz",
         "react-native": "0.78.2",
         "react-native-blob-util": "0.21.3",
         "react-native-bootsplash": "6.3.10",
@@ -6496,9 +6496,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/mendix-native": {
-      "version": "0.3.4",
-      "resolved": "https://github.com/mendix/mendix-native/releases/download/v0.3.4/mendix-native-v0.3.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vzac18InM/6RhjVEZi+0geN2qlv6xJSeIOrOSvDGiZRr4jbtDUUKhFwl4z2pj8+MKKgAgz6Atcs/xL9Cn7zAEg==",
+      "version": "0.3.5",
+      "resolved": "https://github.com/mendix/mendix-native/releases/download/v0.3.5/mendix-native-v0.3.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iaervjcK5Id7dafUZCg3ape4tj9Dnd9zw+82CIJTaukesmKtdl8J91hovS6L8SOyb0x5K5BEWED7ATOdVQGluQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "workspaces": [
         "example"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e605e221..8a457bf8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@d11/react-native-fast-image": "8.11.1",
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "5.1.1",
-    "mendix-native": "https://github.com/mendix/mendix-native/releases/download/v0.3.4/mendix-native-v0.3.4.tgz",
+    "mendix-native": "https://github.com/mendix/mendix-native/releases/download/v0.3.5/mendix-native-v0.3.5.tgz",
     "@op-engineering/op-sqlite": "15.0.7",
     "@shopify/flash-list": "2.2.2",
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "2.0.0",