diff --git a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
index 7b238154..d982091f 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildscript {
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.1'
     }
 }