diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 946c53697..f63174ff5 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -93,4 +93,6 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.3.0'
     androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0'
     implementation 'com.unstoppabledomains:resolution:5.0.0'
+    // barcode scanning:
+    implementation 'com.google.mlkit:barcode-scanning:17.0.2'
 }