diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 27df5e30ca..0585362237 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ android.nonTransitiveRClass=true
 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