diff --git a/packages/espresso/android/build.gradle b/packages/espresso/android/build.gradle
index d78609270bf4..26524232f200 100644
--- a/packages/espresso/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/espresso/android/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.2'
     }
 }