diff --git a/video_player_media_kit/CHANGELOG.md b/video_player_media_kit/CHANGELOG.md
index 24f70e4c9..15e111b71 100644
--- a/video_player_media_kit/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/video_player_media_kit/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.0.2
+
+- fix: do not acquire wakelock by default
+
 ## 1.0.1
 
 - fix: possible `Duration.zero` duration after `VideoEventType.initialized`
diff --git a/video_player_media_kit/README.md b/video_player_media_kit/README.md
index c4cdb8cc2..ace977dfa 100644
--- a/video_player_media_kit/README.md
+++ b/video_player_media_kit/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ package:video_player_media_kit allows [package:video_player](https://pub.dev/pac
 
 ```yaml
 dependencies:
-  video_player_media_kit: ^1.0.0
+  video_player_media_kit: ^1.0.2
 
   # NOTE:
   # It is not necessary to select all.
diff --git a/video_player_media_kit/lib/src/media_kit_video_player.dart b/video_player_media_kit/lib/src/media_kit_video_player.dart
index d775178fa..5215f1244 100644
--- a/video_player_media_kit/lib/src/media_kit_video_player.dart
+++ b/video_player_media_kit/lib/src/media_kit_video_player.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import 'package:media_kit/media_kit.dart';
 import 'package:media_kit_video/media_kit_video.dart';
 import 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.dart';
 
+// https://github.com/dart-lang/linter/issues/1381
+// ignore_for_file: close_sinks
+
 /// package:media_kit implementation of [VideoPlayerPlatform].
 ///
 /// References:
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ class MediaKitVideoPlayer extends VideoPlayerPlatform {
     return Video(
       key: ValueKey(_videoControllers[textureId]!),
       controller: _videoControllers[textureId]!,
-      wakelock: true,
+      wakelock: false,
       controls: NoVideoControls,
       fill: const Color(0x00000000),
       pauseUponEnteringBackgroundMode: false,
diff --git a/video_player_media_kit/pubspec.yaml b/video_player_media_kit/pubspec.yaml
index f0251431d..df43e46b4 100644
--- a/video_player_media_kit/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/video_player_media_kit/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: video_player_media_kit
 description: package:video_player support for all platforms, based on package:media_kit.
 homepage: https://github.com/media-kit/media-kit
 repository: https://github.com/media-kit/media-kit
-version: 1.0.1
+version: 1.0.2
 topics:
   - video
   - video-player