diff --git a/src/r8/build.gradle b/src/r8/build.gradle
index 89ac931666a..ddb50bd042f 100644
--- a/src/r8/build.gradle
+++ b/src/r8/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'com.android.tools', name: 'r8', version: '8.0.40'
+    compile group: 'com.android.tools', name: 'r8', version: '8.1.56'
 }
 
 jar {