diff --git a/News-Android-App/build.gradle b/News-Android-App/build.gradle
index d6d32fdc9..0a93363ce 100644
--- a/News-Android-App/build.gradle
+++ b/News-Android-App/build.gradle
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.5.0'
 
     // AndroidJUnitRunner and JUnit Rules
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.5.2'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.6.1'
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:rules:1.5.0'
 
     // Assertions