diff --git a/src/android/FCMPlugin.gradle b/src/android/FCMPlugin.gradle
index 4ab3a0990..fc950aa6b 100644
--- a/src/android/FCMPlugin.gradle
+++ b/src/android/FCMPlugin.gradle
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ buildscript {
 }
 // apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
 // class must be used instead of id(string) to be able to apply plugin from non-root gradle file
-apply plugin: com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin
\ No newline at end of file
+// as for the last update of google services to version 12 this line will cause a build error
+// apply plugin: com.google.gms.googleservices.GoogleServicesPlugin