diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 038f438cc8..fce836543a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ signing.element.nightly.keyPassword=Secret
 
 # Customise the Lint version to use a more recent version than the one bundled with AGP
 # https://googlesamples.github.io/android-custom-lint-rules/usage/newer-lint.md.html
-android.experimental.lint.version=8.8.0-alpha04
+android.experimental.lint.version=8.9.0-alpha08
 
 # Enable test fixture for all modules by default
 android.experimental.enableTestFixtures=true