diff --git a/PhotoViewerKotlin/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/PhotoViewerKotlin/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 24573ec..5dd72d5 100644
--- a/PhotoViewerKotlin/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/PhotoViewerKotlin/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" >
 
-    <uses-permission
-        android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
-        android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
 
     <application
         android:hardwareAccelerated="false"
diff --git a/PhotoViewerKotlin/app/src/main/java/org/geeksforgeeks/demo/MainActivity.kt b/PhotoViewerKotlin/app/src/main/java/org/geeksforgeeks/demo/MainActivity.kt
index 5301c15..adf67b0 100644
--- a/PhotoViewerKotlin/app/src/main/java/org/geeksforgeeks/demo/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/PhotoViewerKotlin/app/src/main/java/org/geeksforgeeks/demo/MainActivity.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     private lateinit var recyclerView: RecyclerView
     private lateinit var adapter: Adapter
 
+    private var requestedPermission = permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES;
+
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         enableEdgeToEdge()
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun checkPermission(): Boolean {
-        val result = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(applicationContext, permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
+        val result = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(applicationContext, requestedPermission)
         return result == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
     }
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     private fun requestPermission() {
         ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(
             this,
-            arrayOf(permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE),
+            arrayOf(requestedPermission),
             PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE
         )
     }
@@ -100,10 +102,10 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 if (grantResults.isNotEmpty()) {
                     val storageAccepted = grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
                     if (storageAccepted) {
-                        Toast.makeText(this, "Permissions Granted..", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+                        Toast.makeText(this, "Permissions Granted...", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                         imagePath
                     } else {
-                        Toast.makeText(this, "Permissions denied, Permissions are required to use the app..", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+                        Toast.makeText(this, "Permissions denied, Permissions are required to use the app...", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                     }
                 }
         }
diff --git a/PhotoViewerKotlin/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/PhotoViewerKotlin/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index f77c074..1a392ac 100644
--- a/PhotoViewerKotlin/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/PhotoViewerKotlin/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [versions]
-agp = "8.8.0"
+agp = "8.13.1"
 kotlin = "1.9.24"
 coreKtx = "1.10.1"
 junit = "4.13.2"
diff --git a/PhotoViewerKotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/PhotoViewerKotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index b6f49a2..81908c7 100644
--- a/PhotoViewerKotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/PhotoViewerKotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Tue Feb 04 14:09:14 IST 2025
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.13-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists