diff --git a/filesystem/android/build.gradle b/filesystem/android/build.gradle
index ae54a8060..a57df8aee 100644
--- a/filesystem/android/build.gradle
+++ b/filesystem/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ext {
     capacitorVersion = System.getenv('CAPACITOR_VERSION')
     junitVersion = project.hasProperty('junitVersion') ? rootProject.ext.junitVersion : '4.13.2'
+    androidxAppCompatVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxAppCompatVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxAppCompatVersion : '1.6.1'
     androidxJunitVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxJunitVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxJunitVersion : '1.1.5'
     androidxEspressoCoreVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxEspressoCoreVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxEspressoCoreVersion : '3.5.1'
 }
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ dependencies {
         implementation project(':capacitor-android')
     }
 
+    implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:$androidxAppCompatVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:$junitVersion"
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.ext:junit:$androidxJunitVersion"
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:$androidxEspressoCoreVersion"
diff --git a/geolocation/android/build.gradle b/geolocation/android/build.gradle
index a7e04e1d7..b079db2e6 100644
--- a/geolocation/android/build.gradle
+++ b/geolocation/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ext {
     capacitorVersion = System.getenv('CAPACITOR_VERSION')
     junitVersion = project.hasProperty('junitVersion') ? rootProject.ext.junitVersion : '4.13.2'
+    androidxAppCompatVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxAppCompatVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxAppCompatVersion : '1.6.1'
     androidxJunitVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxJunitVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxJunitVersion : '1.1.5'
     androidxEspressoCoreVersion = project.hasProperty('androidxEspressoCoreVersion') ? rootProject.ext.androidxEspressoCoreVersion : '3.5.1'
     playServicesLocationVersion = project.hasProperty('playServicesLocationVersion') ? rootProject.ext.playServicesLocationVersion : '21.0.1'
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ dependencies {
         implementation project(':capacitor-android')
     }
 
+    implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:$androidxAppCompatVersion"
     implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:$playServicesLocationVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:$junitVersion"
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.ext:junit:$androidxJunitVersion"