diff --git a/ble/build.gradle b/ble/build.gradle
index 35ff9eef..1a0a2287 100644
--- a/ble/build.gradle
+++ b/ble/build.gradle
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     api 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.9.1'
     //noinspection GradleDependency
-    implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.12.0' // Don't upgrade to 1.13.0, as it increases the minSdk to 19.
+    implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.18.0' // Don't upgrade to 1.13.0, as it increases the minSdk to 19.
 
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
 }