diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f7aeaacda46..557a1ea1d37 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         kotlin_version = '1.7.0'
-        core_version = '1.8.0'
+        core_version = '1.9.0'
         rxjava_version = '3.1.5'
         rxandroid_version = '3.0.0'
         rxkotlin_version = '3.0.1'