diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 99dbfcd51..3d66a3000 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nativescript/core",
-  "version": "8.6.0-vision.3",
+  "version": "8.6.0",
   "description": "A JavaScript library providing an easy to use api for interacting with iOS and Android platform APIs.",
   "main": "index",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/editable-text-base/index.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/editable-text-base/index.android.ts
index 9c02d90ad..cab7db0e1 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/editable-text-base/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/editable-text-base/index.android.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import { Color } from '../../color';
 import { ad } from '../../utils';
 import { SDK_VERSION } from '../../utils/constants';
 import { CoreTypes } from '../../core-types';
+import * as timer from '../../timer';
 
 export * from './editable-text-base-common';
 
 //https://github.com/NativeScript/NativeScript/issues/2942
-export let dismissKeyboardTimeoutId: NodeJS.Timer;
+export let dismissKeyboardTimeoutId: number;
 
 interface EditTextListeners extends android.text.TextWatcher, android.view.View.OnFocusChangeListener, android.widget.TextView.OnEditorActionListener {}
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function clearDismissTimer(): void {
 function dismissSoftInput(view: EditableTextBase): void {
 	clearDismissTimer();
 	if (!dismissKeyboardTimeoutId) {
-		dismissKeyboardTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+		dismissKeyboardTimeoutId = timer.setTimeout(() => {
 			const activity = view._context as androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 			dismissKeyboardTimeoutId = null;
 			const focused = activity && activity.getCurrentFocus();