diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 363404848..2b98f6f48 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.1'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong