diff --git a/p4a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/service_library/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle b/p4a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/service_library/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle
index a9f8a37..6f4ca75 100644
--- a/p4a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/service_library/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle
+++ b/p4a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/service_library/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.4'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.2'
     }
 }