diff --git a/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle b/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
index 583a1a1e..50582f4f 100644
--- a/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
+++ b/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.1")
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.4.2")
         classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
     }
 }
diff --git a/template/template/android/build.gradle b/template/template/android/build.gradle
index 03d326c9..88e520e0 100644
--- a/template/template/android/build.gradle
+++ b/template/template/android/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.1")
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.4.2")
         classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
     }
 }