diff --git a/packages/amplify_datastore/android/build.gradle b/packages/amplify_datastore/android/build.gradle
index 8bc4176d3e..6d51ffda94 100644
--- a/packages/amplify_datastore/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/amplify_datastore/android/build.gradle
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.18.0'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-inline:5.2.0'
-    testImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.6.1'
+    testImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.7.0'
     testImplementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.13.1'
     testImplementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.10.2'