diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index a1bc09e2..b2bd968b 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -86,18 +86,6 @@
       "datasourceTemplate": "maven",
       "depNameTemplate": "io.sentry:sentry-android",
       "registryUrlTemplate": "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/",
-    },
-    {
-      "fileMatch": [
-        "gradle/libs.versions.toml"
-      ],
-      "matchStrings": [
-        "r8 = \"(?<currentDigest>.*)\""
-      ],
-      "currentValueTemplate": "main",
-      "depNameTemplate": "r8",
-      "packageNameTemplate": "https://r8.googlesource.com/r8.git",
-      "datasourceTemplate": "git-refs",
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 18f9b3b3..37fc8094 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ coroutines = "1.7.1"
 dagger = "2.46.1"
 junit = "5.9.3"
 kotlin = "1.8.10"
-r8 = "c765114c30df8ed3e5d1a84868d3ed1037549e85"
 retrofit = "2.9.0"
 richtext = "0.16.0"
 sentry-sdk = "6.20.0"
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ androidx-work-runtime-ktx = { module = "androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx", version
 build-agp = { module = "com.android.tools.build:gradle", version.ref = "agp" }
 build-cachefix = "org.gradle.android.cache-fix:org.gradle.android.cache-fix.gradle.plugin:2.7.1"
 build-kotlin-gradle = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "kotlin" }
-build-r8 = { module = "com.android.tools:r8", version.ref = "r8" }
+build-r8 = "com.android.tools:r8:c765114c30df8ed3e5d1a84868d3ed1037549e85"
 build-semver = "com.vdurmont:semver4j:3.1.0"
 build-sentry = "io.sentry.android.gradle:io.sentry.android.gradle.gradle.plugin:3.7.0"
 build-spotless = "com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle:6.19.0"