diff --git a/app/android/app/build.gradle b/app/android/app/build.gradle
index b132b6c04..f711fe723 100644
--- a/app/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.proofofpassportapp"
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 69
+        versionCode 70
         versionName "2.5.3"
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
diff --git a/app/android/react-native-passport-reader/android/build.gradle b/app/android/react-native-passport-reader/android/build.gradle
index fccb0c795..99bf472eb 100644
--- a/app/android/react-native-passport-reader/android/build.gradle
+++ b/app/android/react-native-passport-reader/android/build.gradle
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.7.0'
     implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.9.0'
     implementation 'com.wdullaer:materialdatetimepicker:3.5.2'
-    implementation 'org.jmrtd:jmrtd:0.7.42' // getting different errors whether it's 18 or 40 // 23 <== this works
+    implementation 'org.jmrtd:jmrtd:0.8.1'
+    // implementation 'org.jmrtd:jmrtd:0.7.42' // getting different errors whether it's 18 or 40 // 23 <== this works
     // implementation files('../../../../../jmrtd-0.7.18-sources/target/jmrtd-0.7.18.jar')
     // implementation files('../../app/libs/jmrtd-0.7.18.jar')
     implementation 'net.sf.scuba:scuba-sc-android:0.0.18'
diff --git a/app/src/screens/passport/NFCMethodSelectionScreen.tsx b/app/src/screens/passport/NFCMethodSelectionScreen.tsx
index d6bb41709..8f6b8440d 100644
--- a/app/src/screens/passport/NFCMethodSelectionScreen.tsx
+++ b/app/src/screens/passport/NFCMethodSelectionScreen.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const NFC_METHODS = [
     label: 'CAN Authentication',
     description:
       'Use Card Access Number (CAN) for authentication. Enter your CAN below.',
-    platform: ['ios'],
+    platform: ['ios', 'android'],
     params: { useCan: true },
   },
   {
diff --git a/app/src/types/react-native-passport-reader.d.ts b/app/src/types/react-native-passport-reader.d.ts
index 47633995a..aa668e6f5 100644
--- a/app/src/types/react-native-passport-reader.d.ts
+++ b/app/src/types/react-native-passport-reader.d.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ declare module 'react-native-passport-reader' {
     documentNumber: string;
     dateOfBirth: string;
     dateOfExpiry: string;
+    canNumber: string;
+    useCan: boolean;
     quality?: number;
   }
 
   interface PassportReader {
     configure(token: string): void;
+    reset(): void;
     scan(options: ScanOptions): Promise<{
       mrz: string;
       eContent: string;
diff --git a/app/src/utils/nfcScanner.ts b/app/src/utils/nfcScanner.ts
index d2ddd8830..75803b344 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/nfcScanner.ts
+++ b/app/src/utils/nfcScanner.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@ export const scan = async (inputs: Inputs) => {
 };
 
 const scanAndroid = async (inputs: Inputs) => {
+  PassportReader.reset();
   return await PassportReader.scan({
     documentNumber: inputs.passportNumber,
     dateOfBirth: inputs.dateOfBirth,
     dateOfExpiry: inputs.dateOfExpiry,
+    canNumber: inputs.canNumber ?? '',
+    useCan: inputs.useCan ?? false,
   });
 };