diff --git a/WordPress/build.gradle b/WordPress/build.gradle
index eb928f48101e..54c897202e53 100644
--- a/WordPress/build.gradle
+++ b/WordPress/build.gradle
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "org.greenrobot:eventbus:$eventBusVersion"
     implementation "org.greenrobot:eventbus-java:$eventBusVersion"
     implementation "com.squareup.okio:okio:$squareupOkioVersion"
+    implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:$squareupRetrofitVersion"
     implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-text:$apacheCommonsTextVersion"
     implementation "com.airbnb.android:lottie:$lottieVersion"
     implementation "com.airbnb.android:lottie-compose:$lottieVersion"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 66fd4a5acdec..295047984d17 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ ext {
     philjayMpAndroidChartVersion = 'v3.1.0'
     squareupKotlinPoetVersion = '1.6.0'
     squareupOkioVersion = '2.8.0'
+    squareupRetrofitVersion = '2.9.0'
     uCropVersion = '2.2.4'
     zendeskVersion = '5.0.2'