diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 0c12449..531f4a6 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'androidx.sqlite:sqlite:2.7.0'
     implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.14.0'
     implementation 'org.nanohttpd:nanohttpd:2.3.1'
-    compileOnly 'net.zetetic:sqlcipher-android:4.17.0'
+    compileOnly 'net.zetetic:sqlcipher-android:4.18.0'
     testImplementation "junit:junit:$junitVersion"
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.ext:junit:$androidxJunitVersion"
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:$androidxEspressoCoreVersion"
diff --git a/example-app/android/app/build.gradle b/example-app/android/app/build.gradle
index eae8d1d..e77b9e7 100644
--- a/example-app/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/example-app/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.ext:junit:$androidxJunitVersion"
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:$androidxEspressoCoreVersion"
     implementation project(':capacitor-cordova-android-plugins')
-    implementation 'net.zetetic:sqlcipher-android:4.17.0'
+    implementation 'net.zetetic:sqlcipher-android:4.18.0'
 }
 
 apply from: 'capacitor.build.gradle'