diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 048f3e3e6..8dc8270f4 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ dependencies {
     //noinspection GradleDependency
     implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.3.0' // <-- don't update
 
-    def work_version = '2.8.1'
+    def work_version = '2.9.0'
     // Work Request - used to delay boot event handling
     implementation "androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx:$work_version"