diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index f34066368e..4dab768def 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
             library('retrofit-rxjava', 'com.squareup.retrofit2', 'adapter-rxjava').versionRef('retrofit')
             library('robolectric', 'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.8.1')
             library('rx-android', 'io.reactivex:rxandroid:1.2.1')
-            library('rx-java', 'io.reactivex:rxjava:1.3.4')
+            library('rx-java', 'io.reactivex:rxjava:1.3.8')
             library('svg', 'com.caverock:androidsvg:1.2.1')
             library('truth', 'com.google.truth:truth:1.1.3')
             library('violations', 'se.bjurr.violations:violations-gradle-plugin:1.8')