diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6209875..7bc5e9a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ Edit the `ios/YourApp/AppDelegate.mm` file:
 
 // ⬇️ Add this before file @end (for react-native 0.74+)
 - (void)customizeRootView:(RCTRootView *)rootView {
+  [super customizeRootView:rootView];
   [RNBootSplash initWithStoryboard:@"BootSplash" rootView:rootView]; // ⬅️ initialize the splash screen
 }
 
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 281d6ecb..7b7508d3 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-logger (= 0.75.3)
     - React-perflogger (= 0.75.3)
     - React-utils (= 0.75.3)
-  - RNBootSplash (6.1.4):
+  - RNBootSplash (6.1.5):
     - React-Core
   - SocketRocket (0.7.0)
   - Yoga (0.0.0)
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-utils: f2afa6acd905ca2ce7bb8ffb4a22f7f8a12534e8
   ReactCodegen: ff95a93d5ab5d9b2551571886271478eaa168565
   ReactCommon: 289214026502e6a93484f4a46bcc0efa4f3f2864
-  RNBootSplash: 811d734a334afaf155bd588f3c10c34ead166265
+  RNBootSplash: b9d938ef4429e62ed29bcd5d5fb0b59841979c01
   SocketRocket: abac6f5de4d4d62d24e11868d7a2f427e0ef940d
   Yoga: 4ef80d96a5534f0e01b3055f17d1e19a9fc61b63
 
diff --git a/example/ios/RNBootSplashExample/AppDelegate.mm b/example/ios/RNBootSplashExample/AppDelegate.mm
index 4af64249..9935e6f8 100644
--- a/example/ios/RNBootSplashExample/AppDelegate.mm
+++ b/example/ios/RNBootSplashExample/AppDelegate.mm
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ - (NSURL *)bundleURL
 }
 
 - (void)customizeRootView:(RCTRootView *)rootView {
+  [super customizeRootView:rootView];
   [RNBootSplash initWithStoryboard:@"BootSplash" rootView:rootView];
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4323d930..1f8e9947 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-bootsplash",
-  "version": "6.1.4",
+  "version": "6.1.5",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Display a bootsplash on your app starts. Hide it when you want.",
   "author": "Mathieu Acthernoene <zoontek@gmail.com>",