diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index fcbaefaa..6d7814ce 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.google.cloud.tools:appengine-gradle-plugin:2.4.5'
+        classpath 'com.google.cloud.tools:appengine-gradle-plugin:2.8.1'
     }
 }