diff --git a/scripts/android/helper.js b/scripts/android/helper.js
index 488d57ab5..71b7a887e 100644
--- a/scripts/android/helper.js
+++ b/scripts/android/helper.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function addDependencies(buildGradle) {
   var whitespace = match[1];
   
   // modify the line to add the necessary dependencies
-  var googlePlayDependency = whitespace + 'classpath \'com.google.gms:google-services:4.1.0\' // google-services dependency from cordova-plugin-firebase';
+  var googlePlayDependency = whitespace + 'classpath \'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0\' // google-services dependency from cordova-plugin-firebase';
   var fabricDependency = whitespace + 'classpath \'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1.25.4\' // fabric dependency from cordova-plugin-firebase'
   var modifiedLine = match[0] + '\n' + googlePlayDependency + '\n' + fabricDependency;
   
@@ -115,4 +115,4 @@ module.exports = {
   
     writeRootBuildGradle(buildGradle);
   }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};