diff --git a/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/CHANGELOG.md
index f0c6a100b30..75f65e534bf 100644
--- a/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.0.6
+
+* Bumps androidx.core:core from 1.17.0 to 1.18.0.
+
 ## 2.0.5
 
 * Adds platform-specific setup instructions to README.
diff --git a/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/android/build.gradle b/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/android/build.gradle
index 04a30db5ebb..f09f0431b7e 100644
--- a/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/android/build.gradle
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api("androidx.core:core:1.17.0")
+    api("androidx.core:core:1.18.0")
     api("androidx.biometric:biometric:1.1.0")
     api("androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.9")
     testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
diff --git a/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/pubspec.yaml b/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/pubspec.yaml
index 627e6ed396f..a9f3e4c08b4 100644
--- a/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: local_auth_android
 description: Android implementation of the local_auth plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/local_auth/local_auth_android
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+local_auth%22
-version: 2.0.5
+version: 2.0.6
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.9.0