diff --git a/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/build.gradle b/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/build.gradle
index 8b967a28..e03d3b89 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/build.gradle
+++ b/ApiDemos/kotlin/app/build.gradle
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.volley:volley:1.2.1'
 
     // GMS
-    gmsImplementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.8.0'
+    gmsImplementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.8.1'
     gmsImplementation 'com.google.maps.android:maps-ktx:5.0.0'
 
     // Below is used to run the easypermissions library to manage location permissions