diff --git a/sentry-android-distribution/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-android-distribution/build.gradle.kts
index aff4a7b9230..dd9a278aa3c 100644
--- a/sentry-android-distribution/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-android-distribution/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,5 +25,8 @@ androidComponents.beforeVariants {
 
 dependencies {
   implementation(projects.sentry)
+  implementation(
+    libs.jetbrains.annotations
+  ) // Use implementation instead of compileOnly to override kotlin stdlib's version
   implementation(kotlin(Config.kotlinStdLib, Config.kotlinStdLibVersionAndroid))
 }
diff --git a/sentry-android-distribution/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/distribution/DistributionIntegration.kt b/sentry-android-distribution/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/distribution/DistributionIntegration.kt
index 53fda5f35db..7490e8d627f 100644
--- a/sentry-android-distribution/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/distribution/DistributionIntegration.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-distribution/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/distribution/DistributionIntegration.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.sentry.Integration
 import io.sentry.SentryOptions
 import io.sentry.UpdateInfo
 import io.sentry.UpdateStatus
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
 
 /**
  * The public Android SDK for Sentry Build Distribution.
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import io.sentry.UpdateStatus
  * Provides functionality to check for app updates and download new versions from Sentry's preprod
  * artifacts system.
  */
+@ApiStatus.Experimental
 public class DistributionIntegration(context: Context) : Integration, IDistributionApi {
 
   private lateinit var scopes: IScopes
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/IDistributionApi.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/IDistributionApi.java
index ef0ac25d467..d3482f71db1 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/IDistributionApi.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/IDistributionApi.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.sentry;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /**
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
  * <p>Provides methods to check for app updates and download new versions from Sentry's preprod
  * artifacts system.
  */
+@ApiStatus.Experimental
 public interface IDistributionApi {
 
   /**
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/NoOpDistributionApi.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/NoOpDistributionApi.java
index 15470524342..d46fe4364ca 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/NoOpDistributionApi.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/NoOpDistributionApi.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package io.sentry;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /** No-op implementation of IDistributionApi. Used when distribution module is not available. */
+@ApiStatus.Experimental
 public final class NoOpDistributionApi implements IDistributionApi {
 
   private static final NoOpDistributionApi instance = new NoOpDistributionApi();
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
index dee3788bc6c..ddb6dda361a 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ public class SentryOptions {
    * SentryAndroidOptions, but there's a circular dependency issue between sentry-android-core and
    * sentry-android-distribution modules.
    */
+  @ApiStatus.Experimental
   public static final class DistributionOptions {
     /** Organization authentication token for API access */
     public String orgAuthToken = "";
@@ -2848,10 +2849,12 @@ public void setReplayController(final @Nullable ReplayController replayControlle
         replayController != null ? replayController : NoOpReplayController.getInstance();
   }
 
+  @ApiStatus.Experimental
   public @NotNull IDistributionApi getDistributionController() {
     return distributionController;
   }
 
+  @ApiStatus.Experimental
   public void setDistributionController(final @Nullable IDistributionApi distributionController) {
     this.distributionController =
         distributionController != null ? distributionController : NoOpDistributionApi.getInstance();
@@ -3567,10 +3570,12 @@ public interface BeforeSendLogCallback {
     }
   }
 
+  @ApiStatus.Experimental
   public @NotNull DistributionOptions getDistribution() {
     return distribution;
   }
 
+  @ApiStatus.Experimental
   public void setDistribution(final @NotNull DistributionOptions distribution) {
     this.distribution = distribution != null ? distribution : new DistributionOptions();
   }
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/UpdateInfo.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/UpdateInfo.java
index 95fe8bd7e9c..84edd7c4c59 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/UpdateInfo.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/UpdateInfo.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package io.sentry;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /** Information about an available app update. */
+@ApiStatus.Experimental
 public final class UpdateInfo {
   private final @NotNull String id;
   private final @NotNull String buildVersion;
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/UpdateStatus.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/UpdateStatus.java
index d2d9ac830d8..3de15680a0c 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/UpdateStatus.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/UpdateStatus.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package io.sentry;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 /** Represents the result of checking for app updates. */
+@ApiStatus.Experimental
 public abstract class UpdateStatus {
 
   /** Current app version is up to date, no update available. */