diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 4884477ea..eff6d8ccf 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
+apply plugin: 'android-apt'
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 23
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'com.android.support:design:23.3.0'
     compile 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:3.7.0'
     compile 'com.davemorrissey.labs:subsampling-scale-image-view:3.4.1'
-    compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:7.0.1'
+    compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.0.1'
+
+    apt 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.0.1'
 }
 
 def Properties props = new Properties()
diff --git a/app/proguard-rules.pro b/app/proguard-rules.pro
index 9f53b8848..25ea3346e 100644
--- a/app/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -15,16 +15,3 @@
 #-keepclassmembers class fqcn.of.javascript.interface.for.webview {
 #   public *;
 #}
-
-# Butterknife
--keep class butterknife.** { *; }
--dontwarn butterknife.internal.**
--keep class **$$ViewBinder { *; }
-
--keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
-    @butterknife.* <fields>;
-}
-
--keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
-    @butterknife.* <methods>;
-}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/AboutActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/AboutActivity.java
index 464390750..772936d2a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/AboutActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/AboutActivity.java
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.R;
 
 import java.util.Calendar;
 
-import butterknife.Bind;
+import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
 
 public class AboutActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
-    @Bind(R.id.about_copyright) TextView copyright;
-    @Bind(R.id.about_version) TextView version;
-    @Bind(R.id.about_email) TextView emailTV;
+    @BindView(R.id.about_copyright) TextView copyright;
+    @BindView(R.id.about_version) TextView version;
+    @BindView(R.id.about_email) TextView emailTV;
     private Resources res;
 
     @Override
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 03bced9f3..cc19335cd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.0'
+        classpath 'com.neenbedankt.gradle.plugins:android-apt:1.8'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files