diff --git a/testing/java/com/google/android/material/testapp/animation/build.gradle b/testing/java/com/google/android/material/testapp/animation/build.gradle
index 5ea8f2bca05..c1793ddec1f 100644
--- a/testing/java/com/google/android/material/testapp/animation/build.gradle
+++ b/testing/java/com/google/android/material/testapp/animation/build.gradle
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ dependencies {
 
   api project(fromPath("lib"))
   api project(fromPath("testing/java/com/google/android/material/testapp/base"))
+
+  api 'androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.0'
 }
 
 android {
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ android {
     main.res.srcDirs = [ 'res' ]
   }
   defaultConfig {
+    multiDexEnabled true
     minSdkVersion 19
     targetSdkVersion 33
   }