diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 719e0da89..7a0a54a02 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.8.1"
 
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.1'
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.12.0'
     implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.2.1'
     implementation "com.vanniktech:emoji-google:0.21.0"
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index e005c6916..f7585dc8a 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
          <trusted-key id="0D5989CD63724BA1CA7D92D7C488A74FCAE540C6" group="org.michaelevans.colorart" name="library" version="0.0.3"/>
          <trusted-key id="0D5D634755737A19ABBE2930D4DA5EAB3CD7E958" group="com.google.devtools.ksp" name="symbol-processing-api" version="1.7.0-1.0.6"/>
          <trusted-key id="0F06FF86BEEAF4E71866EE5232EE5355A6BC6E42">
+            <trusting group="androidx.appcompat"/>
             <trusting group="androidx.camera"/>
             <trusting group="androidx.compose.runtime"/>
             <trusting group="androidx.constraintlayout"/>