diff --git a/ApiDemos/java/build.gradle b/ApiDemos/java/build.gradle
index d1fc0a90..5216dbf8 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/java/build.gradle
+++ b/ApiDemos/java/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.4.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.0.0'
         classpath "com.google.android.libraries.mapsplatform.secrets-gradle-plugin:secrets-gradle-plugin:2.0.1"
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong