diff --git a/src/r8/build.gradle b/src/r8/build.gradle
index dfabca72b4c..6c6c325b7d7 100644
--- a/src/r8/build.gradle
+++ b/src/r8/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.android.tools:r8:8.1.56'
+    implementation 'com.android.tools:r8:8.1.72'
 }
 
 jar {