diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index f32e379890..287b75a2ea 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.google.firebase.crashlytics'
 apply from: 'jacoco.gradle'
 apply plugin: 'com.google.firebase.firebase-perf'
 apply plugin: 'androidx.navigation.safeargs'
+apply plugin: "com.github.ben-manes.versions"
 
 repositories {
     // for local aar inclusion
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b06ca0d013..3517674d90 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ buildscript {
         classpath 'com.vanniktech:gradle-maven-publish-plugin:0.15.1'
         classpath 'com.google.firebase:perf-plugin:1.4.2'
         classpath "androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:$nav_version"
+        classpath "com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.53.0"
     }
 }