diff --git a/chartLib/build.gradle.kts b/chartLib/build.gradle.kts
index fe5fb7220..397246ab0 100644
--- a/chartLib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/chartLib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ dependencies {
     lintPublish(project(path = ":lint", configuration = "lintJar"))  // embeds in published AAR
 
     implementation("androidx.annotation:annotation:1.10.0")
-    implementation("androidx.core:core:1.16.0")
+    implementation("androidx.core:core:1.18.0")
     implementation("androidx.activity:activity-ktx:1.10.1")
     implementation("com.github.AppDevNext.Logcat:LogcatCoreLib:3.4")
     testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
diff --git a/chartLibCompose/build.gradle.kts b/chartLibCompose/build.gradle.kts
index a02646bc1..fbd277882 100644
--- a/chartLibCompose/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/chartLibCompose/build.gradle.kts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation("androidx.annotation:annotation:1.10.0")
-    implementation("androidx.core:core:1.16.0")
+    implementation("androidx.core:core:1.18.0")
     implementation("androidx.activity:activity-ktx:1.10.1")
     implementation("com.github.AppDevNext.Logcat:LogcatCoreLib:3.4")
     api(project(":chartLib"))