diff --git a/sources/Android/android-communications/library/build.gradle b/sources/Android/android-communications/library/build.gradle
index a2a11427..a822d914 100755
--- a/sources/Android/android-communications/library/build.gradle
+++ b/sources/Android/android-communications/library/build.gradle
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "androidx.core:core-ktx:1.9.0"
     implementation "joda-time:joda-time:2.12.2"
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.8.10"
-    sdkImplementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite:3.20.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite:3.20.0'
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.2.0'
     testImplementation 'io.mockk:mockk:1.13.4'