diff --git a/lib/entities/biometric_auth.dart b/lib/entities/biometric_auth.dart
index ab5d62445..10a05ebff 100644
--- a/lib/entities/biometric_auth.dart
+++ b/lib/entities/biometric_auth.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class BiometricAuth {
 
   Future<bool> isAuthenticated() async {
     try {
-      return await _localAuth.authenticateWithBiometrics(
+      return await _localAuth.authenticate(
           localizedReason: S.current.biometric_auth_reason,
           useErrorDialogs: true,
           stickyAuth: false);
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 28474d35c..1ed3e5be3 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ packages:
       name: local_auth
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.1"
+    version: "1.1.6"
   logging:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 352bb24bd..e57cafb5b 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies:
     path: ./cw_monero
   hive: ^1.4.4+1
   hive_flutter: ^0.3.1
-  local_auth: ^1.1.1
+  local_auth: ^1.1.6
   package_info: ^2.0.0
   devicelocale: ^0.4.1
   auto_size_text: ^2.1.0