diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index 595b483ae123..711e1defd4c9 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.8.5
+
+* Updates example to call `super.dispose()` last.
+
 ## 2.8.4
 
 * Removes `_ambiguate` methods from code.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/README.md b/packages/video_player/video_player/README.md
index 4d39cec336e7..55f4d2f614b3 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/README.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/README.md
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ class _VideoAppState extends State<VideoApp> {
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
-    super.dispose();
     _controller.dispose();
+    super.dispose();
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/example/lib/basic.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/example/lib/basic.dart
index af42187889d3..c2c92047f9ef 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/example/lib/basic.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/example/lib/basic.dart
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ class _VideoAppState extends State<VideoApp> {
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
-    super.dispose();
     _controller.dispose();
+    super.dispose();
   }
 }
 // #enddocregion basic-example
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
index 757e89f84fea..0dcd807192ca 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Flutter plugin for displaying inline video with other Flutter
   widgets on Android, iOS, and web.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/video_player/video_player
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+video_player%22
-version: 2.8.4
+version: 2.8.5
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=3.1.0 <4.0.0"