diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41f1e0780..fa40e61bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 1.7.4
+* 🛠️ [#774](https://github.com/fluttercommunity/chewie/pull/774): Fixed : Playback speed reset on forwarding video. Thanks [Kronos-2701](https://github.com/Kronos-2701).
+
+## 1.7.3
+* 🛠️ [#777](https://github.com/fluttercommunity/chewie/pull/777): fix display size while Chewie wrapped by some rotate widget. Thanks [bailyzheng](https://github.com/bailyzheng).
+
 ## 1.7.2
 * 🛠️ [#798](https://github.com/fluttercommunity/chewie/pull/798): Fix: Progress bar does not follow drag #789. Thanks [koutaro-masaki](https://github.com/koutaro-masaki).
 
diff --git a/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart b/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart
index 7e16b38a1..6fd319e43 100644
--- a/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/src/cupertino/cupertino_controls.dart
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class _CupertinoControlsState extends State<CupertinoControls>
   bool _subtitleOn = false;
   Timer? _bufferingDisplayTimer;
   bool _displayBufferingIndicator = false;
-
+  double selectedSpeed = 1.0;
   late VideoPlayerController controller;
 
   // We know that _chewieController is set in didChangeDependencies
@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ class _CupertinoControlsState extends State<CupertinoControls>
 
         if (chosenSpeed != null) {
           controller.setPlaybackSpeed(chosenSpeed);
+
+          selectedSpeed = chosenSpeed;
         }
 
         if (_latestValue.isPlaying) {
@@ -748,20 +750,30 @@ class _CupertinoControlsState extends State<CupertinoControls>
     });
   }
 
-  void _skipBack() {
+  Future<void> _skipBack() async {
     _cancelAndRestartTimer();
     final beginning = Duration.zero.inMilliseconds;
     final skip =
         (_latestValue.position - const Duration(seconds: 15)).inMilliseconds;
-    controller.seekTo(Duration(milliseconds: math.max(skip, beginning)));
+    await controller.seekTo(Duration(milliseconds: math.max(skip, beginning)));
+    // Restoring the video speed to selected speed
+    // A delay of 1 second is added to ensure a smooth transition of speed after reversing the video as reversing is an asynchronous function
+    Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 1000), () {
+      controller.setPlaybackSpeed(selectedSpeed);
+    });
   }
 
-  void _skipForward() {
+  Future<void> _skipForward() async {
     _cancelAndRestartTimer();
     final end = _latestValue.duration.inMilliseconds;
     final skip =
         (_latestValue.position + const Duration(seconds: 15)).inMilliseconds;
-    controller.seekTo(Duration(milliseconds: math.min(skip, end)));
+    await controller.seekTo(Duration(milliseconds: math.min(skip, end)));
+    // Restoring the video speed to selected speed
+    // A delay of 1 second is added to ensure a smooth transition of speed after forwarding the video as forwaring is an asynchronous function
+    Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 1000), () {
+      controller.setPlaybackSpeed(selectedSpeed);
+    });
   }
 
   void _startHideTimer() {
diff --git a/lib/src/player_with_controls.dart b/lib/src/player_with_controls.dart
index 282aebf1e..a6294bcc0 100644
--- a/lib/src/player_with_controls.dart
+++ b/lib/src/player_with_controls.dart
@@ -95,15 +95,18 @@ class PlayerWithControls extends StatelessWidget {
       child: buildPlayerWithControls(chewieController, context),
     );
 
-    // return Center(
-    //   child: SizedBox(
-    //     height: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height,
-    //     width: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width,
-    //     child: AspectRatio(
-    //       aspectRatio: calculateAspectRatio(context),
-    //       child: buildPlayerWithControls(chewieController, context),
+    // return LayoutBuilder(
+    //     builder: (BuildContext context, BoxConstraints constraints) {
+    //   return Center(
+    //     child: SizedBox(
+    //       height: constraints.maxHeight,
+    //       width: constraints.maxWidth,
+    //       child: AspectRatio(
+    //         aspectRatio: calculateAspectRatio(context),
+    //         child: buildPlayerWithControls(chewieController, context),
+    //       ),
     //     ),
-    //   ),
-    // );
+    //   );
+    // });
   }
 }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 8134442cb..120c91f40 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: chewie
 description: A video player for Flutter with Cupertino and Material play controls
-version: 1.7.2
-homepage: https://github.com/fluttercommunity/chewie
+version: 1.7.4
+homepage: http://github.com/fluttercommunity/chewie
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=2.18.0 <4.0.0'