diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 187c377ef..a304f4f6e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ dependencies {
     spotbugsPlugins 'com.h3xstream.findsecbugs:findsecbugs-plugin:1.13.0'
     spotbugsPlugins 'com.mebigfatguy.fb-contrib:fb-contrib:7.6.4'
 
-    gplayImplementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:18.3.0'
+    gplayImplementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:18.4.0'
     gplayImplementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:23.4.1"
 
      implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-ktx:1.8.2'
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 82e0012c0..a84406507 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -2777,6 +2777,14 @@
             <sha256 value="f6d2bf5e81d80cf9d1b07ea6950fb72d206336c52fab5ce605937e545867a034" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="com.google.android.gms" name="play-services-base" version="18.4.0">
+         <artifact name="play-services-base-18.4.0.aar">
+            <sha256 value="eb1a063e5f2bccfc0568957d6699b6efbe741eb7ca785d8dcc9fac4de5d092bc" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="play-services-base-18.4.0.pom">
+            <sha256 value="d14afa7db21dc3d59e3f05c51b3beb14ed13322f9346190677f4c69d75b45654" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="com.google.android.gms" name="play-services-basement" version="18.1.0">
          <artifact name="play-services-basement-18.1.0.aar">
             <sha256 value="03ba15f386cf260bde72fc4010fb89a820c47d51ce63bc09297eabe6cce09bdd" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>