diff --git a/src/r8/build.gradle b/src/r8/build.gradle
index c2bd7b5ab29..d24d167f7c6 100644
--- a/src/r8/build.gradle
+++ b/src/r8/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'com.android.tools', name: 'r8', version: '4.0.48'
+    compile group: 'com.android.tools', name: 'r8', version: '4.0.52'
 }
 
 jar {