diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6a8d65410..3b2dbd45f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.1.5'
 
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.4.0'
     implementation 'androidx.preference:preference:1.1.1'
     implementation 'androidx.documentfile:documentfile:1.0.1'
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'