diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 382e8aec6fa49f..f3462e80ee808a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ buck-out
 /ReactAndroid/src/main/gen
 
 # Android Studio
+.build
+.classpath
 .project
 .settings
-.classpath
 
 # Watchman
 .watchmanconfig
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties b/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
index 766e22770f7b6c..d21a30cb25f4f2 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
+++ b/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@ GLOG_VERSION=0.3.5
 
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
-android.enableR8=false
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 571f2db36b6c0f..a55cebbc57e9d2 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.4")
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1")
         classpath("de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:4.0.2")
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
diff --git a/template/android/build.gradle b/template/android/build.gradle
index 2bafa1f491c53c..2131e76d46d75d 100644
--- a/template/android/build.gradle
+++ b/template/android/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.4")
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1")
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
     }