diff --git a/getting-started/android-with-appengine/frontend/emojify/build.gradle.kts b/getting-started/android-with-appengine/frontend/emojify/build.gradle.kts
index 9601b01e..e6f54775 100644
--- a/getting-started/android-with-appengine/frontend/emojify/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/getting-started/android-with-appengine/frontend/emojify/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.google.firebase:firebase-core:21.1.1")
     implementation("com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:20.3.0")
     implementation("com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:22.3.1")
-    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.7.3")
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.8.0")
 }
 
 android {