diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf1c70b..8de108d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.3.13](https://github.com/nativescript-community/https/compare/v3.3.12...v3.3.13) (2022-02-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ios:** fix form data passed as a string ([d234842](https://github.com/nativescript-community/https/commit/d234842c5a29b8a360aae6c91dce80821630eea1))
+
+
+
+
+
 ## [3.3.12](https://github.com/nativescript-community/https/compare/v3.3.11...v3.3.12) (2022-01-20)
 
 
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 5ec116b..dacba6b 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "packages": [
     "plugin"
   ],
-  "version": "3.3.12",
+  "version": "3.3.13",
   "command": {
     "publish": {
       "conventionalCommits": true
diff --git a/plugin/CHANGELOG.md b/plugin/CHANGELOG.md
index 499a46b..890bb47 100644
--- a/plugin/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/plugin/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.3.13](https://github.com/nativescript-community/https/compare/v3.3.12...v3.3.13) (2022-02-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @nativescript-community/https
+
+
+
+
+
 ## [3.3.12](https://github.com/nativescript-community/https/compare/v3.3.11...v3.3.12) (2022-01-20)
 
 
diff --git a/plugin/package.json b/plugin/package.json
index e8fa593..2cdfa9f 100644
--- a/plugin/package.json
+++ b/plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@nativescript-community/https",
-    "version": "3.3.12",
+    "version": "3.3.13",
     "description": "Nativescript plugin for gestures",
     "main": "https",
     "sideEffects": false,
diff --git a/src/https.ios.ts b/src/https.ios.ts
index 7e1d236..6d059ff 100644
--- a/src/https.ios.ts
+++ b/src/https.ios.ts
@@ -425,8 +425,11 @@ export function createRequest(opts: Https.HttpsRequestOptions, useLegacy: boolea
                                         if (param.data instanceof NSURL) {
                                             formData.appendPartWithFileURLNameFileNameMimeTypeError(param.data, param.parameterName, param.fileName, param.contentType);
                                         } else {
-                                            // console.log('addding file data', param.data instanceof NSData);
-                                            formData.appendPartWithFileDataNameFileNameMimeType(param.data, param.parameterName, param.fileName, param.contentType);
+                                            let data = param.data;
+                                            if (typeof data === 'string') {
+                                                data = NSString.stringWithString(data).dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding);
+                                            }
+                                            formData.appendPartWithFileDataNameFileNameMimeType(data, param.parameterName, param.fileName, param.contentType);
                                         }
                                     } else {
                                         formData.appendPartWithFormDataName(NSString.stringWithString(param.data).dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding), param.parameterName);