diff --git a/android/capacitor/build.gradle b/android/capacitor/build.gradle
index 423e07eab..5e16a6371 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/build.gradle
+++ b/android/capacitor/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ext {
-    androidxActivityVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxActivityVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxActivityVersion : '1.7.2'
+    androidxActivityVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxActivityVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxActivityVersion : '1.8.0'
     androidxAppCompatVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxAppCompatVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxAppCompatVersion : '1.6.1'
     androidxCoordinatorLayoutVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxCoordinatorLayoutVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxCoordinatorLayoutVersion : '1.2.0'
     androidxCoreVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxCoreVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxCoreVersion : '1.10.1'