diff --git a/src/r8/build.gradle b/src/r8/build.gradle
index 918e40970f6..084d92c0fd5 100644
--- a/src/r8/build.gradle
+++ b/src/r8/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.android.tools:r8:8.5.35'
+    implementation 'com.android.tools:r8:8.7.18'
 }
 
 jar {