diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 9e9d0205..2b2e55b8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ dependencies {
     debugImplementation "com.facebook.flipper:flipper:$flipperVersion"
     debugImplementation "com.facebook.soloader:soloader:$soloaderVersion"
     debugImplementation "com.facebook.flipper:flipper-network-plugin:$flipperVersion"
+
+    lintChecks "org.wordpress:lint:$wordPressLintVersion"
 }
 
 // Add properties named "loop.xxx" to our BuildConfig
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f40f379e..9c8eba43 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ ext {
     junitVersion = '4.13.2'
 
     // other
-    wordPressLintVersion = '1.1.0'
+    wordPressLintVersion = '2.0.0'
 
     // project
     mp4composeProjectDependency = project.hasProperty("mp4composeVersion") ? "com.automattic.stories:mp4compose:${project.getProperty("mp4composeVersion")}" : project(":mp4compose")
diff --git a/photoeditor/build.gradle b/photoeditor/build.gradle
index 391b3771..e5c877c2 100644
--- a/photoeditor/build.gradle
+++ b/photoeditor/build.gradle
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation mp4composeProjectDependency
 
-    lintChecks "org.wordpress:lint:$wordPressLintVersion"
-
     implementation "androidx.emoji:emoji:$androidxEmojiVersion"
 }
 repositories {