diff --git a/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/build.gradle b/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/build.gradle
index b22210de..8b967a28 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/build.gradle
+++ b/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-    api 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
+    api 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0'
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
     implementation "androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0"
     implementation "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.3.1"