diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 08894a1..6560603 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildscript {
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
-        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.8.0"
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }