diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28931d6f..aa38599f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# 4.3.1-SNAPSHOT
+* Fix DexGuard optimization issue ([#216])<br>Thanks [@francescocervone]
+
+[#216]: https://github.com/noties/Markwon/pull/216
+[@francescocervone]: https://github.com/francescocervone
+
 # 4.3.0
 * add `MarkwonInlineParserPlugin` in `inline-parser` module
 * `JLatexMathPlugin` now supports inline LaTeX structures via `MarkwonInlineParserPlugin` 
diff --git a/markwon-html/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/html/tag/StrikeHandler.java b/markwon-html/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/html/tag/StrikeHandler.java
index 0ed1ef2b..37b3168d 100644
--- a/markwon-html/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/html/tag/StrikeHandler.java
+++ b/markwon-html/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/html/tag/StrikeHandler.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public class StrikeHandler extends TagHandler {
     static {
         boolean hasMarkdownImplementation;
         try {
+            // @since $nap; we class Class.forName instead of trying
+            //  to access the class by full qualified name (which caused issues with DexGuard)
             Class.forName("org.commonmark.ext.gfm.strikethrough.Strikethrough");
             hasMarkdownImplementation = true;
         } catch (Throwable t) {