diff --git a/plugin/build/withV8ExpoAdapter.js b/plugin/build/withV8ExpoAdapter.js
index 44ab49c..5569868 100644
--- a/plugin/build/withV8ExpoAdapter.js
+++ b/plugin/build/withV8ExpoAdapter.js
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ android {
         }
     }
 }
+
+dependencies {
+    debugImplementation('com.facebook.react:hermes-android')
+}
 `;
     let mergeResults;
     mergeResults = (0, generateCode_1.mergeContents)({
diff --git a/plugin/src/withV8ExpoAdapter.ts b/plugin/src/withV8ExpoAdapter.ts
index ba5de02..b2de11a 100644
--- a/plugin/src/withV8ExpoAdapter.ts
+++ b/plugin/src/withV8ExpoAdapter.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ android {
         }
     }
 }
+
+dependencies {
+    debugImplementation('com.facebook.react:hermes-android')
+}
 `;
 
   let mergeResults: MergeResults;