diff --git a/example-projects/android/build.gradle b/example-projects/android/build.gradle
index 8a79972fb6..78b66983a7 100644
--- a/example-projects/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example-projects/android/build.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
 
     androidTestImplementation('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.5.1', {
         exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'