diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ead6ba1b2..12c35b6ec 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url 'https://kotlin.bintray.com/kotlinx' }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools:r8:1.4.93'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools:r8:1.4.96'
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0-beta01'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.3.31"