diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2c999af35d..ea70ad5e51 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@ signing.element.keyPassword=Secret
 signing.element.nightly.storePassword=Secret
 signing.element.nightly.keyId=Secret
 signing.element.nightly.keyPassword=Secret
+
+# Customise the Lint version to use a more recent version than the one bundled with AGP
+# https://googlesamples.github.io/android-custom-lint-rules/usage/newer-lint.md.html
+android.experimental.lint.version=8.0.0-alpha10