diff --git a/android/constants.gradle b/android/constants.gradle
index c9d767818c..897c45ebab 100644
--- a/android/constants.gradle
+++ b/android/constants.gradle
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ project.ext {
     supportLibVersion = '28.0.0'
     googlePlayServicesVersion = '15.0.0'
 
+    // some native packages use firebaseVersion, some use firebaseCoreVersion
+    // in both, we want them to use these versions
+    firebaseVersion = '16.0.3'
     firebaseCoreVersion = '16.0.3'
     firebaseMessagingVersion = '17.6.0'
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1952a6f358..3bd48e526f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@shoutem/platform",
-  "version": "2.2.1",
+  "version": "2.2.2",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-native start",
     "setup": "cd scripts && yarn install",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "bundle": "node scripts/bundle",
     "build": "node scripts/build",
     "list-dependencies": "node scripts/platform-dependencies",
-    "jetify": "jetify"
+    "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "es6-symbol": "3.1.1",
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "~7.12.4",
     "eslint-plugin-react-native": "~3.6.0",
     "jest": "^24.9.0",
-    "jetifier": "^1.6.5",
     "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.56.0",
-    "patch-package": "6.2.0",
     "react-test-renderer": "16.8.6"
   },
   "jest": {
diff --git a/package.template.json b/package.template.json
index 1952a6f358..3bd48e526f 100644
--- a/package.template.json
+++ b/package.template.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@shoutem/platform",
-  "version": "2.2.1",
+  "version": "2.2.2",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-native start",
     "setup": "cd scripts && yarn install",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "bundle": "node scripts/bundle",
     "build": "node scripts/build",
     "list-dependencies": "node scripts/platform-dependencies",
-    "jetify": "jetify"
+    "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "es6-symbol": "3.1.1",
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "~7.12.4",
     "eslint-plugin-react-native": "~3.6.0",
     "jest": "^24.9.0",
-    "jetifier": "^1.6.5",
     "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.56.0",
-    "patch-package": "6.2.0",
     "react-test-renderer": "16.8.6"
   },
   "jest": {
diff --git a/platform/platform.json b/platform/platform.json
index 098743a0cb..51b91a95c6 100644
--- a/platform/platform.json
+++ b/platform/platform.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.2.1",
-  "mobileAppVersion": "2.2.1",
-  "releaseNotes": "* Introduce navigation item text size change\n* Bugfixes and improvements",
+  "version": "2.2.2",
+  "mobileAppVersion": "2.2.2",
+  "releaseNotes": "* Introduce better and simpler patch-package support\n* Bugfixes and improvements",
   "settings": {
     "DEV-appetizeKey": "90dycv9gb098u6xytcb6jnkvw8",
     "QA-appetizeKey": "p0rrung10fm80qjkfzd8xyb11w",
@@ -25,20 +25,20 @@
     "shoutem.about": "~2.2.2",
     "shoutem.analytics": "~2.2.0",
     "shoutem.application": "~2.2.4",
-    "shoutem.audio": "~2.2.5",
+    "shoutem.audio": "~2.2.6",
     "shoutem.auth": "~2.2.5",
     "shoutem.books": "~2.2.3",
     "shoutem.camera": "~2.2.4",
     "shoutem.cms": "~2.2.3",
     "shoutem.code-push": "~2.2.0",
-    "shoutem.deals": "~2.2.4",
+    "shoutem.deals": "~2.2.6",
     "shoutem.events": "~2.2.2",
     "shoutem.favorites": "~2.2.2",
     "shoutem.flurry-analytics": "~2.2.1",
     "shoutem.i18n": "~2.2.0",
     "shoutem.ical-events": "~2.2.2",
     "shoutem.layouts": "~2.2.0",
-    "shoutem.loyalty": "~2.2.7",
+    "shoutem.loyalty": "~2.2.8",
     "shoutem.menu": "~2.2.2",
     "shoutem.navigation": "~2.2.3",
     "shoutem.news": "~2.2.2",
diff --git a/scripts/classes/app-binary-configurator.js b/scripts/classes/app-binary-configurator.js
index 6bcdf89eae..4f72ee4f3e 100644
--- a/scripts/classes/app-binary-configurator.js
+++ b/scripts/classes/app-binary-configurator.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function downloadAndResizeImage(imageUrl, downloadPath, resizeConfig, production
           Jimp.read(imagePath)
             .then((imageFile) =>
               imageFile
+                .rgba(!_.endsWith(image.savePath, 'marketing.png'))
                 .cover(image.width, image.height)
                 .write(image.savePath)
             )
diff --git a/scripts/postinstall.js b/scripts/postinstall.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6aa337e205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/postinstall.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const { prependProjectPath } = require('./helpers');
+
+const NODE_MODULES_DIR = prependProjectPath('node_modules');
+
+// returns all downloaded extensions found in the extensions directory
+function fetchAllExtensions() {
+  const extensionsDir = prependProjectPath('extensions');
+
+  const listOfExtensions = fs.readdirSync(
+    prependProjectPath('extensions'),
+    { withFileTypes: true },
+  ).filter(file => {
+    // Depending on the environment's OS, 'file' can be an object or just the
+    // name string, so we do an explicit check
+    if (typeof file === 'object' && file !== null) {
+      return fs.lstatSync(`${extensionsDir}/${file.name}`).isDirectory();
+    }
+
+    return fs.lstatSync(`${extensionsDir}/${file}`).isDirectory();
+  });
+
+  return listOfExtensions;
+}
+
+// use patch-package to apply patches provided by extensions
+function applyExtensionPatches() {
+  const extensions = fetchAllExtensions();
+
+  if (!extensions.length) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log("Checking for patch-package patches...");
+  extensions.map((extension) => {
+    // Depending on the environment's OS, 'extension' can be an object or just
+    // the name string, so we do an explicit check
+    const extensionName = typeof extension === 'object'
+      ? extension.name : extension;
+    const patchPath = `node_modules/${extensionName}/patch`;
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(patchPath)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    console.log(`[${extensionName}] - applying patches`)
+    return execSync(`npx patch-package --patch-dir ${patchPath}`);
+  });
+  console.log("Applied all existing patches found.")
+}
+
+applyExtensionPatches();
+
+// use jetifier to update from android.support to androidx
+console.log("Jetifying node_modules");
+execSync('npx jetifier');