diff --git a/constants.gradle b/constants.gradle
index e54a1679b5..0978dcec15 100644
--- a/constants.gradle
+++ b/constants.gradle
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ project.ext {
     // https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:external/guava/METADATA
     guavaVersion = '31.0.1-android'
     mockitoVersion = '3.12.4'
-    robolectricVersion = '4.8-SNAPSHOT'
+    robolectricVersion = '4.8-alpha-1'
     // Keep this in sync with Google's internal Checker Framework version.
     checkerframeworkVersion = '3.13.0'
     checkerframeworkCompatVersion = '2.5.5'