diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f674ee7c..1d25bbfd
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 25
-    buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
+    compileSdkVersion 27
+    buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.example.android.emojify"
-        minSdkVersion 15
-        targetSdkVersion 25
+        minSdkVersion 16
+        targetSdkVersion 27
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
@@ -20,15 +20,18 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-    androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
+    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    androidTestImplementation('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
         exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
     })
-    compile 'com.android.support:design:25.2.0'
-    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-vision:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.4.0'
-    annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.4.0'
-    compile 'com.jakewharton.timber:timber:4.5.0'
-    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:design:27.1.1'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-vision:15.0.2'
+    implementation 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.8.1'
+    annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.8.1'
+    implementation 'com.jakewharton.timber:timber:4.7.0'
+    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
+    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support:support-annotations:27.1.1'
+    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
+    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:rules:1.0.2'
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/emojify/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/example/android/emojify/MainActivity.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 74b2ab0d..44bac8f9
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
+        google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.2'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ buildscript {
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
+        google()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 04e285f3..d45a5f2d 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Mon Dec 28 10:00:20 PST 2015
+#Tue May 15 00:28:03 CDT 2018
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4-all.zip