diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2cb5d1..f75b1d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [14.2.1-dev.1](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patcher/compare/v14.2.0...v14.2.1-dev.1) (2023-08-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* do not flag resource table as sparse when main package is not loaded ([b832812](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patcher/commit/b832812767a06ec6ec232291e6d14c8c2f14118c))
+
 # [14.2.0](https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patcher/compare/v14.1.0...v14.2.0) (2023-08-27)
 
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a3a1289..2b63458 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 org.gradle.parallel = true
 org.gradle.caching = true
 kotlin.code.style = official
-version = 14.2.0
+version = 14.2.1-dev.1
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 6672eba..fd092ef 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [versions]
 android = "4.1.1.4"
 kotlin-reflect = "1.9.0"
-apktool-lib = "2.8.2-5"
+apktool-lib = "2.8.2-6"
 kotlin-test = "1.8.20-RC"
 kotlinx-coroutines-core = "1.7.1"
 multidexlib2 = "3.0.3.r2"
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/ResourceContext.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/ResourceContext.kt
index 8bfcb12..f6eb877 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/ResourceContext.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/ResourceContext.kt
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ class ResourceContext internal constructor(
                     versionInfo.let {
                         metadata.packageVersion = it.versionName ?: it.versionCode
                     }
+
+                    /*
+                     The ResTable if flagged as sparse if the main package is not loaded, which is the case here,
+                     because ResourcesDecoder.decodeResources loads the main package
+                     and not XmlPullStreamDecoder.decodeManifest.
+                     See ARSCDecoder.readTableType for more info.
+
+                     Set this to false again to prevent the ResTable from being flagged as sparse falsely.
+                     */
+                    metadata.apkInfo.sparseResources = false
                 }
             }
         }