diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 1fed1e4b2..2c01472ca 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation 'com.nostra13.universalimageloader:universal-image-loader:1.9.5'
     implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.3.2'
-    implementation 'info.guardianproject.netcipher:netcipher:2.0.0-alpha1'
+    implementation 'info.guardianproject.netcipher:netcipher:2.0.0-beta1'
     implementation 'info.guardianproject.panic:panic:0.5'
     implementation 'commons-io:commons-io:2.5'
     implementation 'commons-net:commons-net:3.5'