diff --git a/packages/auth/amplify_auth_cognito/android/build.gradle b/packages/auth/amplify_auth_cognito/android/build.gradle
index 2a5bb73162..f448e3eece 100644
--- a/packages/auth/amplify_auth_cognito/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/auth/amplify_auth_cognito/android/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.6.1'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }