diff --git a/IonicPortals/build.gradle.kts b/IonicPortals/build.gradle.kts
index 74ca4f5..97f9eaf 100644
--- a/IonicPortals/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/IonicPortals/build.gradle.kts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     implementation(kotlin("reflect"))
 
-    api("com.capacitorjs:core:5.0.3")
+    api("com.capacitorjs:core:5.4.+")
     compileOnly("io.ionic:liveupdates:0.4.1")
 
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.7.0")
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e800794..fcbaa73 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ionic-portals-android",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.8.1",
   "description": "Ionic Portals",
   "homepage": "https://ionic.io/portals",
   "author": "Ionic Team <hi@ionic.io> (https://ionic.io)",