diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index c68a50a12..ab0b77ed7 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.5.1'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.6.1'
 
     // kotlin serialization
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.6.3"