diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 7f26fc03..93c724ba 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       </trusted-artifacts>
       <ignored-keys>
          <ignored-key id="479D601F3A7B5C1A" reason="Key couldn't be downloaded from any key server"/>
+         <ignored-key id="BAC30622339994C4" reason="Key couldn't be downloaded from any key server"/>
       </ignored-keys>
       <trusted-keys>
          <trusted-key id="03C123038C20AAE9E286C857479D601F3A7B5C1A" group="^com[.]github[.]ajalt($|([.].*))" regex="true"/>
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
          <trusted-key id="0D35D3F60078655126908E8AF3D1600878E85A3D" group="io.netty"/>
          <trusted-key id="0F06FF86BEEAF4E71866EE5232EE5355A6BC6E42">
             <trusting group="androidx.constraintlayout"/>
+            <trusting group="androidx.core"/>
             <trusting group="androidx.databinding"/>
             <trusting group="androidx.fragment" name="fragment" version="1.8.6"/>
             <trusting group="^com[.]android($|([.].*))" regex="true"/>
@@ -538,6 +540,11 @@
             <sha256 value="e8a6c386e1765d870012fed2221173d4a2e8d2fd5aec732c51afb4a9f4684519" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="androidx.core" name="core" version="1.16.0">
+         <artifact name="core-1.16.0.aar">
+            <sha256 value="6bf03d39dbe3744acce227d3b697374c3625aae1025fbec8ad9fd7bd58bce431" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="androidx.core" name="core" version="1.9.0">
          <artifact name="core-1.9.0.aar">
             <sha256 value="8bda3ee3a88887d54f6679fb6b6cd788629f73234ac91c8bbed924e721ec85b8" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
@@ -9179,6 +9186,14 @@
             <sha256 value="b35a250072073639ef51d988956b4679741cd7b453f38466b1dfadc3fd4998eb" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="A key couldn't be downloaded"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="org.jspecify" name="jspecify" version="1.0.0">
+         <artifact name="jspecify-1.0.0.jar">
+            <sha256 value="1fad6e6be7557781e4d33729d49ae1cdc8fdda6fe477bb0cc68ce351eafdfbab" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="A key couldn't be downloaded"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="jspecify-1.0.0.module">
+            <sha256 value="d307ca77a54e18ac1ef1aaed4e5bbe014bd2f49f29e1d2f813e47c278283195b" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="A key couldn't be downloaded"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="org.junit" name="junit-bom" version="5.10.0">
          <artifact name="junit-bom-5.10.0.pom">
             <sha256 value="e006dd8894f9fc7b75fc32bb12fe5ed8be65667d5b454f99e2e0b8c5bb8d30b3" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index b676cb8b..448098ea 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0"
     implementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.9.1'
-    implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.15.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.16.0'
     implementation 'androidx.fragment:fragment:1.8.6'
 
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.12.0'