diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 762c758..c393373 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 buildscript {
     repositories {
+        google() // here
         jcenter()
+        maven {
+            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
+            name 'Google'
+        }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.5.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
@@ -14,16 +19,21 @@ buildscript {
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
+        google() // here
+        maven {
+            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
+            name 'Google'
+        }
         jcenter()
     }
 }
 
 ext {
-    compileSdkVersion = 23
-    buildToolsVersion = '23.0.2'
-    supportLibsVersion = '23.1.1'
-    targetSdkVersion = 22
-    minSdkVersion = 11
-    versionCode = 13
-    versionName = "0.4.3"
+    compileSdkVersion = 28
+    buildToolsVersion = '28.0.3'
+    supportLibsVersion = '28.0.0'
+    targetSdkVersion = 28
+    minSdkVersion = 14
+    versionCode = 14
+    versionName = "0.4.4"
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6d53fd5..2d90035 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@ POM_LICENCE_NAME=The Apache Software License, Version 2.0
 POM_LICENCE_URL=http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
 POM_LICENCE_DIST=repo
 POM_DEVELOPER_ID=jacobtabak
-POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=Jacob Tabak
\ No newline at end of file
+POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=Jacob Tabak
+android.useAndroidX=true
+android.enableJetifier=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index c0e747b..a464cf1 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Fri Dec 12 10:27:39 CST 2014
+#Wed Oct 24 22:25:20 CEST 2018
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.9-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip
diff --git a/library/build.gradle b/library/build.gradle
index e287d90..3e2f7a2 100644
--- a/library/build.gradle
+++ b/library/build.gradle
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ android {
         versionName rootProject.ext.versionName as String
     }
     compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:${rootProject.supportLibsVersion}"
+    compile 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.0.0'
 }
 
 apply from: 'gradle-maven-push.gradle'
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/HeaderPositionCalculator.java b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/HeaderPositionCalculator.java
index 3b26de6..8ed9f82 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/HeaderPositionCalculator.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/HeaderPositionCalculator.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview;
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
@@ -11,6 +9,9 @@
 import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.calculation.DimensionCalculator;
 import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.util.OrientationProvider;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 /**
  * Calculates the position and location of header views
  */
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter.java b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter.java
index 23990fa..1e5fe42 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview;
 
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 public interface StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter<VH extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder> {
   /**
    * Get the ID of the header associated with this item.  For example, if your headers group
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersDecoration.java b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersDecoration.java
index 4673f8c..a722619 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersDecoration.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersDecoration.java
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.view.View;
 
@@ -14,6 +12,9 @@
 import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.util.LinearLayoutOrientationProvider;
 import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.util.OrientationProvider;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 public class StickyRecyclerHeadersDecoration extends RecyclerView.ItemDecoration {
 
   private final StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter mAdapter;
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersTouchListener.java b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersTouchListener.java
index 4a093ed..addfab2 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersTouchListener.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/StickyRecyclerHeadersTouchListener.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview;
 
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.GestureDetector;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.SoundEffectConstants;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 public class StickyRecyclerHeadersTouchListener implements RecyclerView.OnItemTouchListener {
   private final GestureDetector mTapDetector;
   private final RecyclerView mRecyclerView;
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/caching/HeaderProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/caching/HeaderProvider.java
index a0115c8..d4ee5b0 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/caching/HeaderProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/caching/HeaderProvider.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.caching;
 
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 /**
  * Implemented by objects that provide header views for decoration
  */
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/caching/HeaderViewCache.java b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/caching/HeaderViewCache.java
index 94247fd..bea3f10 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/caching/HeaderViewCache.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/caching/HeaderViewCache.java
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.caching;
 
-import android.support.v4.util.LongSparseArray;
-import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 
 import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter;
 import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.util.OrientationProvider;
 
+import androidx.collection.LongSparseArray;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 /**
  * An implementation of {@link HeaderProvider} that creates and caches header views
  */
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public HeaderViewCache(StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter adapter,
     mOrientationProvider = orientationProvider;
   }
 
+
   @Override
   public View getHeader(RecyclerView parent, int position) {
     long headerId = mAdapter.getHeaderId(position);
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/rendering/HeaderRenderer.java b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/rendering/HeaderRenderer.java
index 992ea33..5673a4c 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/rendering/HeaderRenderer.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/rendering/HeaderRenderer.java
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 
 import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.calculation.DimensionCalculator;
 import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.util.OrientationProvider;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 /**
  * Responsible for drawing headers to the canvas provided by the item decoration
  */
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/util/LinearLayoutOrientationProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/util/LinearLayoutOrientationProvider.java
index 7ad0a9f..2c38dd2 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/util/LinearLayoutOrientationProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/util/LinearLayoutOrientationProvider.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.util;
 
-import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 /**
  * OrientationProvider for ReyclerViews who use a LinearLayoutManager
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/util/OrientationProvider.java b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/util/OrientationProvider.java
index 0b3dd2b..03b7f54 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/util/OrientationProvider.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/util/OrientationProvider.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.util;
 
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
+
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 /**
  * Interface for getting the orientation of a RecyclerView from its LayoutManager
diff --git a/sample/build.gradle b/sample/build.gradle
index ae057ff..1695611 100644
--- a/sample/build.gradle
+++ b/sample/build.gradle
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ android {
         versionName rootProject.ext.versionName as String
     }
     compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     compile project(':library')
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${rootProject.supportLibsVersion}"
+    compile 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.0'
 }
diff --git a/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/AnimalsAdapter.java b/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/AnimalsAdapter.java
index 1872b4c..bc13b82 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/AnimalsAdapter.java
+++ b/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/AnimalsAdapter.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.sample;
 
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 
 /**
  * Adapter holding a list of animal names of type String. Note that each item must be unique.
diff --git a/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/DividerDecoration.java b/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/DividerDecoration.java
index 9321961..0e656c7 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/DividerDecoration.java
+++ b/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/DividerDecoration.java
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
-import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 
 public class DividerDecoration extends RecyclerView.ItemDecoration {
 
diff --git a/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/MainActivity.java b/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/MainActivity.java
index 591bd10..96db0b8 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/MainActivity.java
+++ b/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/MainActivity.java
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
-import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
-import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -22,6 +19,10 @@
 
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
   @Override
diff --git a/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/RecyclerItemClickListener.java b/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/RecyclerItemClickListener.java
index 20eb47b..73f2a76 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/RecyclerItemClickListener.java
+++ b/sample/src/main/java/com/timehop/stickyheadersrecyclerview/sample/RecyclerItemClickListener.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.sample;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.GestureDetector;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+
 public class RecyclerItemClickListener implements RecyclerView.OnItemTouchListener {
   private OnItemClickListener mListener;
 
diff --git a/sample/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/sample/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 071f7b0..e41e622 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/sample/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     </LinearLayout>
 
-    <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
+    <androidx.appcompat.widget.RecyclerView
         android:id="@+id/recyclerview"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"