diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/firebase_core/CHANGELOG.md
index b336f5000db0..eefbbcf40eee 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 0.5.0
+
+* Migrate To AndroidX.
+* This is a breaking change and requires manual migration. [Click here for more details](https://flutter.dev/docs/development/packages-and-plugins/androidx-compatibility#how-to-migrate-a-flutter-app-to-androidx)
+
 ## 0.4.0+9
 
 * Update documentation to reflect new repository location.
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/android/build.gradle b/packages/firebase_core/android/build.gradle
index 34fb94a90904..143b60dc5f11 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/android/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0'
     }
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ android {
         disable 'InvalidPackage'
     }
     dependencies {
-        api 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.9'
+        api 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:17.2.0'
         implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-common:16.1.0'
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/android/gradle.properties b/packages/firebase_core/android/gradle.properties
index 8bd86f680510..678cd6244e8b 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
+android.enableJetifier=true
+android.useAndroidX=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/example/android/app/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/packages/firebase_core/example/android/app/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 9a4163a4f5ee..ee69dd68d1a6 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/example/android/app/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/example/android/app/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/example/android/gradle.properties b/packages/firebase_core/example/android/gradle.properties
index 8bd86f680510..7be3d8b46841 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/example/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/example/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
+android.enableR8=true
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/packages/firebase_core/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 2819f022f1fd..63ab3ae08f9e 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.10.2-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip
diff --git a/packages/firebase_core/pubspec.yaml b/packages/firebase_core/pubspec.yaml
index b44f4f328b8b..983e35c48281 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_core/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/firebase_core/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Flutter plugin for Firebase Core, enabling connecting to multiple
   Firebase apps.
 author: Flutter Team <flutter-dev@googlegroups.com>
 homepage: https://github.com/FirebaseExtended/flutterfire/tree/master/packages/firebase_core
-version: 0.4.0+9
+version: 0.5.0
 
 flutter:
   plugin:
diff --git a/packages/firebase_messaging/example/android/build.gradle b/packages/firebase_messaging/example/android/build.gradle
index 359119307d55..085e6343fe86 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_messaging/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/firebase_messaging/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0'
         classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.0'
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/firebase_messaging/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/packages/firebase_messaging/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 019065d1d650..1006f370e7b7 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_messaging/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/packages/firebase_messaging/example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+#Mon Sep 16 16:11:29 IST 2019
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.10.2-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip