diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 9b05da1c2..d9d57ced5 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.1.0'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.1.2'
     implementation 'joda-time:joda-time:2.9.9'
     implementation 'com.facebook.stetho:stetho:1.5.0'
     implementation 'androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.0'
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
index bad804ba4..82e941837 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     private fun setupNewEvent() {
         window.setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_VISIBLE)
+        event_title.requestFocus()
         updateActionBarTitle(getString(R.string.new_event))
         val isLastCaldavCalendarOK = config.caldavSync && config.getSyncedCalendarIdsAsList().contains(config.lastUsedCaldavCalendarId.toString())
         mEventCalendarId = if (isLastCaldavCalendarOK) config.lastUsedCaldavCalendarId else STORED_LOCALLY_ONLY