diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/build.gradle b/matrix-sdk-android/build.gradle
index 3cce7c8195..cd3fe0b83b 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/build.gradle
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/build.gradle
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.googlecode.libphonenumber:libphonenumber:8.12.18'
 
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-    testImplementation 'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.3'
+    testImplementation 'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.5.1'
     //testImplementation 'org.robolectric:shadows-support-v4:3.0'
     // Note: version sticks to 1.9.2 due to https://github.com/mockk/mockk/issues/281
     testImplementation 'io.mockk:mockk:1.10.6'