diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d837484cb6..66960d8c38 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" } // jacoco 0.2
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.0-alpha02'
         classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.8'
         classpath 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-gradle:2.7.1'