diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index 2de9bfe..b11b192 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildscript {    // Configuration for building
     mavenCentral()
   }
   dependencies {
-    classpath 'com.google.cloud.tools:appengine-gradle-plugin:2.4.5'
+    classpath 'com.google.cloud.tools:appengine-gradle-plugin:2.8.4'
   }
 }