diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index e88f37c5..1956abae 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
@@ -29,8 +30,10 @@ dependencies {
     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.3.0'
-    compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:7.0.1'
+    compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.0.1'
     compile 'com.github.yukuku:ambilwarna:2.0.1'
+
+    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 9f53b884..25ea3346 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/notes/AboutActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/AboutActivity.java
index 6efaf7d0..4234ae81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/AboutActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/AboutActivity.java
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 
 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/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MainActivity.java
index 3d950938..9d0c101d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MainActivity.java
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import butterknife.Bind;
+import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
 
 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     private SharedPreferences prefs;
-    @Bind(R.id.notes_view) EditText notesView;
+    @BindView(R.id.notes_view) EditText notesView;
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MyWidgetConfigure.java b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MyWidgetConfigure.java
index f124feb4..2fc47cfa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MyWidgetConfigure.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MyWidgetConfigure.java
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import butterknife.Bind;
+import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
 import butterknife.OnClick;
 import yuku.ambilwarna.AmbilWarnaDialog;
 
 public class MyWidgetConfigure extends AppCompatActivity {
-    @Bind(R.id.config_bg_color) View bgColorPicker;
-    @Bind(R.id.config_bg_seekbar) SeekBar bgSeekBar;
-    @Bind(R.id.config_text_color) View textColorPicker;
-    @Bind(R.id.notes_view) TextView notesView;
-    @Bind(R.id.config_save) Button saveBtn;
+    @BindView(R.id.config_bg_color) View bgColorPicker;
+    @BindView(R.id.config_bg_seekbar) SeekBar bgSeekBar;
+    @BindView(R.id.config_text_color) View textColorPicker;
+    @BindView(R.id.notes_view) TextView notesView;
+    @BindView(R.id.config_save) Button saveBtn;
 
     private int widgetId;
     private int bgColor;
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 03bced9f..cc19335c 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