diff --git a/mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/tools/apktool_2.8.1.jar b/mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/tools/apktool_2.9.0.jar
similarity index 73%
rename from mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/tools/apktool_2.8.1.jar
rename to mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/tools/apktool_2.9.0.jar
index af01503fe5..88eaecbe7c 100644
Binary files a/mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/tools/apktool_2.8.1.jar and b/mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/tools/apktool_2.9.0.jar differ
diff --git a/mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/views/android/manifest_utils.py b/mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/views/android/manifest_utils.py
index 629b8ff2b9..4cdd948f9c 100644
--- a/mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/views/android/manifest_utils.py
+++ b/mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/views/android/manifest_utils.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def get_manifest_apk(app_path, app_dir, tools_dir):
                 and is_file_exists(settings.APKTOOL_BINARY)):
             apktool_path = settings.APKTOOL_BINARY
         else:
-            apktool_path = os.path.join(tools_dir, 'apktool_2.8.1.jar')
+            apktool_path = os.path.join(tools_dir, 'apktool_2.9.0.jar')
         output_dir = os.path.join(app_dir, 'apktool_out')
         args = [find_java_binary(),
                 '-jar',