diff --git a/packages/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/packages/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 8ebf1d64..8908c958 100644
--- a/packages/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/packages/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PODS:
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core (= 0.72.0)
   - fmt (6.2.1)
   - glog (0.3.5)
-  - primer-io-react-native (2.27.2):
+  - primer-io-react-native (2.28.0):
     - PrimerSDK (= 2.33.1)
     - React-Core
   - Primer3DS (2.4.1)
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   PrimerSDK: 181f7b12d3d436916bfea9a2c58d49a694aa8186
   PrimerStripeSDK: c37d4e7c1b5256d67d4890c4cc4b38ddc9427489
   RCT-Folly: 424b8c9a7a0b9ab2886ffe9c3b041ef628fd4fb1
+  RCT-Folly: 424b8c9a7a0b9ab2886ffe9c3b041ef628fd4fb1
   RCTRequired: 656ef0536dd60a9740961ade6a64ba0cb0572d2b
   RCTTypeSafety: 82bd23b63f043d1a6b8e80e72fd15c08e04528a4
   React: 4f2c0b59d1a1c0ae02771deb69e5ee78999fee79
@@ -575,19 +576,30 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-Core: fce0e8a04de16c69e766f26b652e7ca9927eda9b
   React-CoreModules: b02ca7a4fb869bcbe4c0ed2c939d433f13a120c5
   React-cxxreact: 9738d95069cfbe030d5f44319c9b44028f442d82
+  React-Codegen: 7dcfe258f856ac8381a905f0669435736bcfb5b9
+  React-Core: fce0e8a04de16c69e766f26b652e7ca9927eda9b
+  React-CoreModules: b02ca7a4fb869bcbe4c0ed2c939d433f13a120c5
+  React-cxxreact: 9738d95069cfbe030d5f44319c9b44028f442d82
   React-debug: 77ab539975d81d27153e2998bc1214a2473cde01
   React-jsc: 3c0b9256529613da65281effc9ddf1067a2e075f
   React-jsi: 26276762f73bf53c33c3d5252664c32ba4509f8b
   React-jsiexecutor: de4e98ab0f2661affeb54931806a79a93a34d1ea
+  React-jsi: 26276762f73bf53c33c3d5252664c32ba4509f8b
+  React-jsiexecutor: de4e98ab0f2661affeb54931806a79a93a34d1ea
   React-jsinspector: 8d754fc957255a29d93e52fc67a895045cdc8703
   React-logger: 454ffb01980778a43b0153ee98721d0275b56616
   react-native-safe-area-context: dcab599c527c2d7de2d76507a523d20a0b83823d
   react-native-segmented-control: d88b35fcd06c0c8e1f1f7ed1eb066c2b02570fdd
   React-NativeModulesApple: 1d81d927ef1a67a3545a01e14c2e98500bf9b199
+  React-logger: 454ffb01980778a43b0153ee98721d0275b56616
+  react-native-safe-area-context: dcab599c527c2d7de2d76507a523d20a0b83823d
+  react-native-segmented-control: d88b35fcd06c0c8e1f1f7ed1eb066c2b02570fdd
+  React-NativeModulesApple: 1d81d927ef1a67a3545a01e14c2e98500bf9b199
   React-perflogger: 684a11499a0589cc42135d6d5cc04d0e4e0e261a
   React-RCTActionSheet: 00b0a4c382a13b834124fa3f541a7d8d1d56efb9
   React-RCTAnimation: 10c24c66fb504f2faa53f4ec0666c4568255cff9
   React-RCTAppDelegate: 0402b094e4f630aee6831570731759a43a69a28c
+  React-RCTAppDelegate: 0402b094e4f630aee6831570731759a43a69a28c
   React-RCTBlob: 48aaf595ea4f209faa8a80f26c23a4b9c271248f
   React-RCTImage: 2f609dd1c80c4aec8edf2ca235cba476fdd442ec
   React-RCTLinking: d7f20b7d51246bf34790ce1362d124cc1b42671b
@@ -601,9 +613,14 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-utils: c12d2e75c8bbc727939ddc4319ed95493395ed5a
   ReactCommon: b9547f82aed45eccc1aa59034dc6c72809e37000
   RNScreens: 93ae3be2f119d955620f9bbb39ad372adb53b7a9
+  React-runtimescheduler: 4a36521cc1ec1bc3997ae2462b6779dadaae376b
+  React-utils: c12d2e75c8bbc727939ddc4319ed95493395ed5a
+  ReactCommon: b9547f82aed45eccc1aa59034dc6c72809e37000
+  RNScreens: 93ae3be2f119d955620f9bbb39ad372adb53b7a9
   SocketRocket: fccef3f9c5cedea1353a9ef6ada904fde10d6608
   Yoga: 1d6727ed193122f6adaf435c3de1a768326ff83b
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 4505e915c8982e98dcb8297a1c627233ce3a067f
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.16.2
+COCOAPODS: 1.16.2
diff --git a/packages/example/src/screens/CheckoutScreen.tsx b/packages/example/src/screens/CheckoutScreen.tsx
index 179eb4f1..f5ab9a3b 100644
--- a/packages/example/src/screens/CheckoutScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/example/src/screens/CheckoutScreen.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, Text, useColorScheme, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 import { Colors } from 'react-native/Libraries/NewAppScreen';
@@ -277,6 +276,7 @@ const CheckoutScreen = (props: any) => {
             isInitScreenEnabled: true,
             isSuccessScreenEnabled: true,
             isErrorScreenEnabled: true,
+            dismissalMechanism: ['gestures', 'closeButton'],
             theme: {
                 // 👇 Uncomment to try theming drop-in checkout
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/android/src/main/java/com/primerioreactnative/datamodels/PrimerSettingsRN.kt b/packages/sdk/android/src/main/java/com/primerioreactnative/datamodels/PrimerSettingsRN.kt
index 33274c80..5c7859b4 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/android/src/main/java/com/primerioreactnative/datamodels/PrimerSettingsRN.kt
+++ b/packages/sdk/android/src/main/java/com/primerioreactnative/datamodels/PrimerSettingsRN.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ data class PrimerUIOptionsRN(
   var isInitScreenEnabled: Boolean = true,
   var isSuccessScreenEnabled: Boolean = true,
   var isErrorScreenEnabled: Boolean = true,
+  var dismissalMechanism: List<String>? = listOf("gestures"),
   var theme: PrimerThemeRN = PrimerThemeRN()
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/android/src/main/java/com/primerioreactnative/extensions/PrimerUIOptionsRN.kt b/packages/sdk/android/src/main/java/com/primerioreactnative/extensions/PrimerUIOptionsRN.kt
index cb6eef43..029f9f0a 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/android/src/main/java/com/primerioreactnative/extensions/PrimerUIOptionsRN.kt
+++ b/packages/sdk/android/src/main/java/com/primerioreactnative/extensions/PrimerUIOptionsRN.kt
@@ -2,11 +2,22 @@ package com.primerioreactnative.extensions
 
 import com.primerioreactnative.datamodels.PrimerUIOptionsRN
 import io.primer.android.ui.settings.PrimerUIOptions
+import io.primer.android.data.settings.DismissalMechanism
 
+@OptIn(kotlin.ExperimentalStdlibApi::class)
 internal fun PrimerUIOptionsRN.toPrimerUIOptions() =
   PrimerUIOptions(
     isInitScreenEnabled,
     isSuccessScreenEnabled,
     isErrorScreenEnabled,
+    buildSet {
+      for (it in dismissalMechanism.orEmpty()) {
+        when (it) {
+          "gestures" -> add(DismissalMechanism.GESTURES)
+          "closeButton" -> add(DismissalMechanism.CLOSE_BUTTON)
+          else -> { /* no-op */ }
+        }
+      } 
+    }.toList().takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() } ?: listOf(DismissalMechanism.GESTURES),
     theme.toPrimerTheme()
   )
diff --git a/packages/sdk/ios/Sources/DataModels/PrimerSettings+Extensions.swift b/packages/sdk/ios/Sources/DataModels/PrimerSettings+Extensions.swift
index 3767d583..6bdcaaf5 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/ios/Sources/DataModels/PrimerSettings+Extensions.swift
+++ b/packages/sdk/ios/Sources/DataModels/PrimerSettings+Extensions.swift
@@ -125,6 +125,23 @@ extension PrimerSettings {
                     isInitScreenEnabled: rnUIOptions["isInitScreenEnabled"] as? Bool,
                     isSuccessScreenEnabled: rnUIOptions["isSuccessScreenEnabled"] as? Bool,
                     isErrorScreenEnabled: rnUIOptions["isErrorScreenEnabled"] as? Bool,
+                    dismissalMechanism: {
+                        if let mechanisms = rnUIOptions["dismissalMechanism"] as? [String] {
+                          var dismissalMechanisms: [DismissalMechanism] = []
+                            for mechanism in mechanisms {
+                                switch mechanism {
+                                case "gestures":
+                                    dismissalMechanisms.append(.gestures)
+                                case "closeButton":
+                                    dismissalMechanisms.append(.closeButton)
+                                default:
+                                    break
+                                }
+                            }
+                            return dismissalMechanisms.isEmpty ? nil : dismissalMechanisms
+                        }
+                        return nil
+                    }(),
                     theme: theme)
             }
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/ios/Sources/version.swift b/packages/sdk/ios/Sources/version.swift
index 438640fa..7b612cbf 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/ios/Sources/version.swift
+++ b/packages/sdk/ios/Sources/version.swift
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // swiftlint:disable:next identifier_name
-public let PrimerReactNativeSDKVersion = "2.27.2"
+public let PrimerReactNativeSDKVersion = "2.28.0"
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/models/PrimerSettings.ts b/packages/sdk/src/models/PrimerSettings.ts
index bd7cfca0..a538b675 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/models/PrimerSettings.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/models/PrimerSettings.ts
@@ -165,9 +165,12 @@ interface IPrimerUIOptions {
   isInitScreenEnabled?: boolean;
   isSuccessScreenEnabled?: boolean;
   isErrorScreenEnabled?: boolean;
+  dismissalMechanism?: DismissalMechanism[];
   theme?: IPrimerTheme;
 }
 
+export type DismissalMechanism = 'gestures' | 'closeButton';
+
 //----------------------------------------
 
 interface IPrimerDebugOptions {