diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 38617802..9e4f2dd0 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ repositories {
     maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
 }
 
-def gitBranch() {
+static def gitBranch() {
     def branch = ''
     def proc = 'git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'.execute()
     proc.in.eachLine { line -> branch = line }
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def gitBranch() {
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 26
-    buildToolsVersion '26.0.1'
+    buildToolsVersion '26.0.2'
     dataBinding {
         enabled = true
     }
@@ -74,52 +74,54 @@ ext {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
 
-    compile "com.android.support:support-compat:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:support-core-utils:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:support-core-ui:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:support-media-compat:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:support-fragment:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:support-v13:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:gridlayout-v7:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:cardview-v7:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:palette-v7:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:design:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:support-annotations:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:percent:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:preference-v7:$supportLibVersion"
-    compile "com.android.support:preference-v14:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:support-compat:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:support-core-utils:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:support-core-ui:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:support-media-compat:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:support-fragment:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:support-v13:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:gridlayout-v7:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:cardview-v7:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:palette-v7:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:design:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:support-annotations:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:percent:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:preference-v7:$supportLibVersion"
+    implementation "com.android.support:preference-v14:$supportLibVersion"
 
-//    compile 'com.h6ah4i.android.widget.advrecyclerview:advrecyclerview:0.10.6'
-    // TODO: go back to master branch as soon as possible
+    // TODO: update to 0.11.0: https://github.com/h6ah4i/android-advancedrecyclerview/issues/425
+//    implementation 'com.h6ah4i.android.widget.advrecyclerview:advrecyclerview:0.10.6'
 
-    compile 'com.github.kabouzeid:app-theme-helper:1.3.7'
-    compile 'com.github.kabouzeid:RecyclerView-FastScroll:1.0.16-kmod'
-    compile 'com.github.kabouzeid:SeekArc:1.2-kmod'
-    compile 'com.github.kabouzeid:AndroidSlidingUpPanel:3.3.0-kmod3'
-    compile 'com.afollestad.material-dialogs:core:0.9.4.5'
-    compile 'com.afollestad.material-dialogs:commons:0.9.4.5'
-    compile 'com.afollestad:material-cab:0.1.12'
-    compile 'com.github.h6ah4i:android-advancedrecyclerview:7020c4c400' // support lib 26 support
-    compile 'com.github.ksoichiro:android-observablescrollview:1.6.0'
-    compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.3.0'
-    compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.3.0'
-    compile 'com.anjlab.android.iab.v3:library:1.0.44'
-    compile 'de.psdev.licensesdialog:licensesdialog:1.8.1'
-    compile 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:3.8.0'
-    compile 'com.github.bumptech.glide:okhttp3-integration:1.5.0'
-    compile 'com.heinrichreimersoftware:material-intro:1.6.2'
-    compile 'me.zhanghai.android.materialprogressbar:library:1.4.1'
-    compile 'org.eclipse.mylyn.github:org.eclipse.egit.github.core:2.1.5'
-    compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.6.0'
-    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
-    annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.6.0'
+    implementation 'com.github.kabouzeid:app-theme-helper:1.3.7'
+    implementation 'com.github.kabouzeid:RecyclerView-FastScroll:1.0.16-kmod'
+    implementation 'com.github.kabouzeid:SeekArc:1.2-kmod'
+    implementation 'com.github.kabouzeid:AndroidSlidingUpPanel:3.3.0-kmod3'
+    implementation 'com.afollestad.material-dialogs:core:0.9.4.5'
+    implementation 'com.afollestad.material-dialogs:commons:0.9.4.5'
+    implementation 'com.afollestad:material-cab:0.1.12'
+    implementation 'com.github.h6ah4i:android-advancedrecyclerview:7020c4c400'
+    implementation 'com.github.ksoichiro:android-observablescrollview:1.6.0'
+    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.3.0'
+    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.3.0'
+    implementation 'com.anjlab.android.iab.v3:library:1.0.44'
+    implementation 'de.psdev.licensesdialog:licensesdialog:1.8.3'
+    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:3.8.0'
+    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:okhttp3-integration:1.5.0'
+    implementation 'com.heinrichreimersoftware:material-intro:1.6.2'
+    implementation 'me.zhanghai.android.materialprogressbar:library:1.4.1'
+    implementation 'org.eclipse.mylyn.github:org.eclipse.egit.github.core:2.1.5'
+    implementation 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.6.0'
 
-    compile 'com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.6.8'
-    compile('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:answers:1.3.13@aar') {
-        transitive = true;
+    implementation 'com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.7.1'
+    implementation('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:answers:1.3.13@aar') {
+        transitive = true
     }
+
+    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
+
+    annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.6.0'
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5972b324..a4058b7c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
+        google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index a4843e88..e2fa9eb5 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Thu Jun 15 14:24:17 EDT 2017
+#Sun Oct 29 21:05:30 EDT 2017
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.0-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.1-all.zip