diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 919f558..6ae5a40 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@ build/
 !**/ios/**/default.pbxuser
 !**/ios/**/default.perspectivev3
 !/packages/flutter_tools/test/data/dart_dependencies_test/**/.packages
+.flutter-plugins-dependencies
diff --git a/lib/src/firebase_image.dart b/lib/src/firebase_image.dart
index 2b1813a..0c97e6c 100644
--- a/lib/src/firebase_image.dart
+++ b/lib/src/firebase_image.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import 'package:firebase_storage/firebase_storage.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
+T? _ambiguate<T>(T? value) => value;
+
 class FirebaseImage extends ImageProvider<FirebaseImage> {
   // Default: True. Specified whether or not an image should be cached (optional)
   final bool shouldCache;
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ class FirebaseImage extends ImageProvider<FirebaseImage> {
   }
 
   Future<Codec> _fetchImageCodec() async {
-    return await PaintingBinding.instance!
+    return await _ambiguate(PaintingBinding.instance)!
         .instantiateImageCodec(await _fetchImage());
   }
 
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index bf525b0..6af6d05 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ dependencies:
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
 
-  firebase_core: ^1.7.0
-  firebase_storage: ^10.0.5
+  firebase_core: ^2.1.1
+  firebase_storage: ^11.0.4
   sqflite: ^2.0.0+4
   path: ^1.8.0
   path_provider: ^2.0.5
 
 dev_dependencies:
-  flutter_lints: ^1.0.4
+  flutter_lints: ^2.0.1
   flutter_test:
     sdk: flutter