diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 32c05aa..59378c0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0"
+        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