diff --git a/platform/android/LICENSE.md b/platform/android/LICENSE.md
index 18e5cb41c..8423a34a6 100644
--- a/platform/android/LICENSE.md
+++ b/platform/android/LICENSE.md
@@ -185,13 +185,13 @@ License: [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licens
 
 ===========================================================================
 
-Mapbox GL uses portions of the Mapbox Services SDK.  
+Mapbox GL uses portions of the Mapbox Java SDK.  
 URL: [https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-java](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-java)  
 License: [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt)
 
 ===========================================================================
 
-Mapbox GL uses portions of the Mapbox Services SDK.  
+Mapbox GL uses portions of the Mapbox Java SDK.  
 URL: [https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-java](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-java)  
 License: [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt)
 
diff --git a/platform/android/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/platform/android/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index da7f00706..c1c489472 100644
--- a/platform/android/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/platform/android/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ext {
     ]
 
     versions = [
-            mapboxServices  : '4.8.0',
+            mapboxServices  : '4.9.0-alpha.1',
             mapboxTelemetry : '4.5.1',
             mapboxCore      : '1.3.0',
             mapboxGestures  : '0.5.1',
diff --git a/platform/android/vendor/mapbox-java b/platform/android/vendor/mapbox-java
index 305f6a78d..84de2d4b0 160000
--- a/platform/android/vendor/mapbox-java
+++ b/platform/android/vendor/mapbox-java
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 305f6a78d1c1c4ec45735b0cf98bd7c4ea4658ff
+Subproject commit 84de2d4b02e93a9eda9d0254332cd356d17445de