diff --git a/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle b/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle
index 96df04cb72..9f3250978f 100644
--- a/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle
+++ b/pkgs/cronet_http/android/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.9.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.0'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }