diff --git a/gradle_plugins/src/main/groovy/org/ros/gradle_plugins/RosAndroid.groovy b/gradle_plugins/src/main/groovy/org/ros/gradle_plugins/RosAndroid.groovy
index 1c4dba6bda2e716d0b870ef9a3dbb54e62260142..d72465208024e9c9f7f62d15137133f6d0a88f94 100644
--- a/gradle_plugins/src/main/groovy/org/ros/gradle_plugins/RosAndroid.groovy
+++ b/gradle_plugins/src/main/groovy/org/ros/gradle_plugins/RosAndroid.groovy
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class RosAndroidPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
                 mavenCentral()
             }
             dependencies {
-                classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.6.1'
+                classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.7.1'
             }
         }
         /**********************************************************************