diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 29bc121..098fc7d 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "react": "17.0.2",
     "react-native": "0.66.4",
     "react-native-config": "1.4.5",
-    "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.1.0",
+    "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.8.0",
     "react-native-reanimated": "2.3.1",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "3.3.2",
     "react-native-screens": "3.10.1",
diff --git a/template/yarn.lock b/template/yarn.lock
index f0864e2..f3961ee 100644
--- a/template/yarn.lock
+++ b/template/yarn.lock
@@ -4703,10 +4703,10 @@ react-native-config@1.4.5:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-config/-/react-native-config-1.4.5.tgz#6fe5895410b75e44fe4f4bf00caaf894a0981f3a"
   integrity sha512-5oiAsoW88SOYDg/0cleJ2vJDqv98FJUbFQYEnH4sdMtEn3AAT3lb7BkTGW8HO/t3Vk9VOruwxUUnO4tzuxzCsw==
 
-react-native-gesture-handler@2.1.0:
-  version "2.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.1.0.tgz#be7a83a7bd340a2316551a4d30d7abf06b46c1da"
-  integrity sha512-vF4yEUrV5GMBioTkvf5Le1l3N/52dSLBnNMFC+kZ4hssnRoXB0hEQ0ReUkZckRB5L3nbHBhAyjySEtFPx4nyEA==
+react-native-gesture-handler@2.8.0:
+  version "2.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.8.0.tgz#ef9857871c10663c95a51546225b6e00cd4740cf"
+  integrity sha512-poOSfz/w0IyD6Qwq7aaIRRfEaVTl1ecQFoyiIbpOpfNTjm2B1niY2FLrdVQIOtIOe+K9nH55Qal04nr4jGkHdQ==
   dependencies:
     "@egjs/hammerjs" "^2.0.17"
     hoist-non-react-statics "^3.3.0"