diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1e5a1df27..def0b801e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         google()
         jcenter()
+        maven {
+            url 'http://storage.googleapis.com/r8-releases/raw'
+        }
     }
     dependencies {
+        classpath 'com.android.tools:r8:1.4.68'
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0-alpha06'
         
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 20523ba63..cc455b747 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@ org.gradle.daemon=true
 #AndroidX
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
-android.enableR8=false