diff --git a/News-Android-App/build.gradle b/News-Android-App/build.gradle
index d6d32fdc9..99224df13 100644
--- a/News-Android-App/build.gradle
+++ b/News-Android-App/build.gradle
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // AndroidJUnitRunner and JUnit Rules
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.5.2'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:rules:1.5.0'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:rules:1.6.1'
 
     // Assertions
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5'