diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index e552f5fd43..8c2f1041e0 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ updates:
     open-pull-requests-limit: 200
     reviewers:
       - "bmarty"
-###    ignore:
-###      - dependency-name: com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor
-###        versions: "> 3.12.10"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: com.google.zxing:core
diff --git a/changelog.d/4361.bugfix b/changelog.d/4361.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe32783fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/4361.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixing QR code crashes caused by a known issue in the zxing library for older versions of android by downgrading to 3.3.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vector/build.gradle b/vector/build.gradle
index c963e8b661..47f6fe0665 100644
--- a/vector/build.gradle
+++ b/vector/build.gradle
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // QR-code
     // Stick to 3.3.3 because of https://github.com/zxing/zxing/issues/1170
-    implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.4.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.3.3'
     implementation 'me.dm7.barcodescanner:zxing:1.9.13'
 
     // Emoji Keyboard