diff --git a/android/releasetest/build.gradle b/android/releasetest/build.gradle
index f16616fa0..4cf2df11f 100644
--- a/android/releasetest/build.gradle
+++ b/android/releasetest/build.gradle
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.0"
     // testing dependencies
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.6.1"
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:rules:1.5.0'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:rules:1.6.1'
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test:runner:1.4.0"
 
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.4"