diff --git a/android/build.gradle.kts b/android/build.gradle.kts
index 4ddb43ce00..656497a809 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,17 +58,16 @@ val gitVersionCode =
 		commitsSinceTag
 
 dependencies {
-	// 1.6.1 is the newest version we can use that won't complain about minSdk version,
-	// and also doesn't collide kotlin versions with com.gladed.androidgitversion.
-	// Will replace with a different plugin soon.
+	// appcompat 1.8.0 and later need minSdk 23.
 	implementation("androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.1")
 	implementation("androidx.documentfile:documentfile:1.1.0")
-	implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite:4.35.1")
+	// Keep the runtime and protoc versions in step.
+	implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite:4.36.2")
 }
 
 protobuf {
 	protoc {
-		artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.25.3"
+		artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:4.36.2"
 	}
 
 	generateProtoTasks {
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b1a0884fb3..b496fd5d5b 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 plugins {
-	id("com.android.application") version "9.5.0" apply false
-	id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.10.0" apply false
+	id("com.android.application") version "9.5.1" apply false
+	id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.10.1" apply false
 }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index b2eeda23ea..7cdca83086 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Wed Oct 14 18:07:36 CEST 2026
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.8.0-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.9.0-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists