diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index fc34fa3653..164c9fb468 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ okttp_version = "4.12.0"
 jackson_version = "2.13.4"
 chuck_version = "4.1.0"
 
-sqlCipher_version = "4.5.4"
+sqlCipher_version = "4.7.2"
 fuzzywuzzy_version = "1.4.0"
 rootbeer_version = "0.1.1"
 commons_io_version = "2.18.0"
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ firebase-analytics = { module = "com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics", versio
 firebase-perf = { module = "com.google.firebase:firebase-perf", version.ref = "firebase_perf_version" }
 
 #SqlCipher
-sqlCipher-core = { module = "net.zetetic:android-database-sqlcipher", version.ref = "sqlCipher_version" }
+sqlCipher-core = { module = "net.zetetic:sqlcipher-android", version.ref = "sqlCipher_version" }
 
 #Realm
 realm_base = { module = "io.realm.kotlin:library-base", version.ref = "realm_version" }
diff --git a/id/proguard-rules.pro b/id/proguard-rules.pro
index 4265b99fe6..80e8289fd1 100644
--- a/id/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/id/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
     public <init>(java.lang.reflect.Type);
 }
 
-#net.zetetic:android-database-sqlcipher
--keep class net.sqlcipher.** { *; }
+#net.zetetic:android-sqlcipher
+-keep class net.zetetic.database.sqlcipher.** { *; }
 
 # Dont warn about the missing files during the obfuscation
 -dontwarn com.simprints.**
diff --git a/id/src/main/java/com/simprints/id/Application.kt b/id/src/main/java/com/simprints/id/Application.kt
index e1c56c782b..560a0c0e40 100644
--- a/id/src/main/java/com/simprints/id/Application.kt
+++ b/id/src/main/java/com/simprints/id/Application.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.simprints.core.CoreApplication
 import com.simprints.core.ExcludedFromGeneratedTestCoverageReports
 import com.simprints.core.tools.extentions.deviceHardwareId
 import com.simprints.core.tools.utils.LanguageHelper
+import com.simprints.infra.eventsync.BuildConfig.DB_ENCRYPTION
 import com.simprints.infra.logging.LoggingConstants.CrashReportingCustomKeys.DEVICE_ID
 import com.simprints.infra.logging.Simber
 import com.simprints.infra.logging.SimberBuilder
@@ -62,5 +63,8 @@ open class Application :
             syncOrchestrator.cleanupWorkers()
             syncOrchestrator.scheduleBackgroundWork()
         }
+        if (DB_ENCRYPTION) {
+            System.loadLibrary("sqlcipher")
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/EventDatabaseFactory.kt b/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/EventDatabaseFactory.kt
index 447111fe4d..c065a5bbf3 100644
--- a/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/EventDatabaseFactory.kt
+++ b/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/EventDatabaseFactory.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import android.content.Context
 import com.simprints.infra.logging.Simber
 import com.simprints.infra.security.SecurityManager
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
-import net.sqlcipher.database.SQLiteDatabase.getBytes
-import net.sqlcipher.database.SupportFactory
+import net.zetetic.database.sqlcipher.SupportOpenHelperFactory
+import java.nio.charset.Charset
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Singleton
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ internal class EventDatabaseFactory @Inject constructor(
     private fun build() {
         try {
             val key = getOrCreateKey(DB_NAME)
-            val passphrase: ByteArray = getBytes(key)
-            val factory = SupportFactory(passphrase)
+            val passphrase: ByteArray = key.toByteArray(Charset.forName("UTF-8"))
+            val factory = SupportOpenHelperFactory(passphrase)
             eventDatabase = EventRoomDatabase.getDatabase(
                 ctx,
                 factory,
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ internal class EventDatabaseFactory @Inject constructor(
 
     private fun getOrCreateKey(
         @Suppress("SameParameterValue") dbName: String,
-    ): CharArray = try {
+    ) = try {
         securityManager.getLocalDbKeyOrThrow(dbName)
     } catch (t: Throwable) {
         t.message?.let { Simber.d(it) }
         securityManager.createLocalDatabaseKeyIfMissing(dbName)
         securityManager.getLocalDbKeyOrThrow(dbName)
-    }.value.decodeToString().toCharArray()
+    }.value.decodeToString()
 
     fun recreateDatabase() {
         // DB corruption detected; either DB file or key is corrupt
diff --git a/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/EventRoomDatabase.kt b/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/EventRoomDatabase.kt
index e515ec6ec8..323dc422a4 100644
--- a/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/EventRoomDatabase.kt
+++ b/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/EventRoomDatabase.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import com.simprints.infra.events.event.local.migrations.EventMigration8to9
 import com.simprints.infra.events.event.local.migrations.EventMigration9to10
 import com.simprints.infra.events.event.local.models.DbEvent
 import com.simprints.infra.events.event.local.models.DbEventScope
-import net.sqlcipher.database.SupportFactory
+import net.zetetic.database.sqlcipher.SupportOpenHelperFactory
 
 @Database(
     entities = [
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ internal abstract class EventRoomDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
     companion object {
         fun getDatabase(
             context: Context,
-            factory: SupportFactory,
+            factory: SupportOpenHelperFactory,
             dbName: String,
         ): EventRoomDatabase {
             val builder = Room
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ internal abstract class EventRoomDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
             if (BuildConfig.DB_ENCRYPTION) {
                 builder.openHelperFactory(factory)
             }
-
             return builder.build()
         }
     }
diff --git a/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/migrations/EventMigration14to15.kt b/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/migrations/EventMigration14to15.kt
index 20bbf8e0e8..bb2ea542b8 100644
--- a/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/migrations/EventMigration14to15.kt
+++ b/infra/events/src/main/java/com/simprints/infra/events/event/local/migrations/EventMigration14to15.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import com.simprints.core.tools.extentions.getLongWithColumnName
 import com.simprints.core.tools.extentions.getStringWithColumnName
 import com.simprints.infra.logging.LoggingConstants.CrashReportTag.MIGRATION
 import com.simprints.infra.logging.Simber
-import net.sqlcipher.database.SQLiteDatabase
+import net.zetetic.database.sqlcipher.SQLiteDatabase
 import org.json.JSONObject
 
 internal class EventMigration14to15 : Migration(14, 15) {