diff --git a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/android/build.gradle b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/android/build.gradle
index 37954b36a834..1d825f8c3a51 100644
--- a/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/webview_flutter/webview_flutter_android/android/build.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ android {
 
     dependencies {
         implementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.0.0'
-        implementation 'androidx.webkit:webkit:1.0.0'
+        implementation 'androidx.webkit:webkit:1.5.0'
         testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
         testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-inline:3.11.1'
         testImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.3.0'