diff --git a/packages/firebase_auth/android/build.gradle b/packages/firebase_auth/android/build.gradle
index 137813cae3b5..ca317e9ab575 100755
--- a/packages/firebase_auth/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/firebase_auth/android/build.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ android {
         implementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.0.0'
         implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-common:16.1.0'
         implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:17.0.0'
-        api 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.5'
+        implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.5'
     }
 }