diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_download.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_download.xml
index 15cf1c129..fcdacaa39 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_download.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_download.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
+<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
   android:layout_width="match_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:layout_margin="@dimen/card_margin"
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@
       app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_stop_24dp" />
   </LinearLayout>
 </LinearLayout>
-</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
+</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_library.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_library.xml
index 707de8237..b57f6cd9b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_library.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_library.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 
-<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
   xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
   android:layout_width="match_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-  android:theme="@style/Widget.KiwixTheme.CardView"
   android:layout_margin="@dimen/card_margin"
   xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 
@@ -146,4 +145,4 @@
 
   </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
 
-</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
+</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Libs.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Libs.kt
index 527e5e000..e7a09093c 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Libs.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Libs.kt
@@ -336,11 +336,6 @@ object Libs {
    */
   const val rxandroid: String = "io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:" + Versions.rxandroid
 
-  /**
-   * http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/support-library.html
-   */
-  const val cardview: String = "androidx.cardview:cardview:" + Versions.cardview
-
   /**
    * https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx
    */
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
index 59a2f5605..5da2c239d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ object Versions {
 
   const val rxandroid: String = "2.1.0" // available: "2.1.1"
 
-  const val cardview: String = "1.0.0"
-
   const val core_ktx: String = "1.2.0"
 
   const val kiwixlib: String = "9.0.1-1"
diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index 2302eee5f..8a4538b1c 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ dependencies {
     api(fileTree(mapOf("include" to "*.aar", "dir" to "libs")))
   }
 
-  // Android Support
-  implementation(Libs.cardview)
-
   // SquiDB
   implementation(Libs.squidb)
   implementation(Libs.squidb_annotations)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/TabsAdapter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/TabsAdapter.java
index 545fedcbc..345a43763 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/TabsAdapter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/TabsAdapter.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.cardview.widget.CardView;
+import com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView;
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout;
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintSet;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ public class TabsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<TabsAdapter.ViewHolder> {
     ImageViewExtensionsKt.tint(close,
       ContextExtensionsKt.getColorAttribute(context, R.attr.colorOnSurface));
 
-    CardView cardView = new CardView(context);
+    MaterialCardView cardView = new MaterialCardView(context);
     cardView.setId(3);
     cardView.setUseCompatPadding(true);
-    cardView.addView(contentImage, new CardView.LayoutParams(CardView.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
-      CardView.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
+    cardView.addView(contentImage, new MaterialCardView.LayoutParams(MaterialCardView.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+      MaterialCardView.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
 
     ConstraintLayout constraintLayout = new ConstraintLayout(context);
     constraintLayout.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/layout/content_main.xml b/core/src/main/res/layout/content_main.xml
index 467659ff7..f2b20f0e5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/layout/content_main.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/layout/content_main.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
-    <androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
+    <com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
       android:id="@+id/content_main_card"
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
           app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
           app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" />
       </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
-    </androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
+    </com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
 
     <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
       android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/layout/item_book.xml b/core/src/main/res/layout/item_book.xml
index 0fb82046c..af9056f89 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/layout/item_book.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/layout/item_book.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 
-<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:layout_width="match_parent"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-  android:theme="@style/Widget.KiwixTheme.CardView"
   android:layout_margin="@dimen/card_margin">
 
   <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
@@ -128,4 +127,4 @@
 
   </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
 
-</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
+</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index cccd9a8d0..be293b92f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <color name="gray500">#9E9E9E</color>
   <color name="gray700">#616161</color>
   <color name="gray850">#303030</color>
-  <color name="card_view_background">#FFFFFF</color>
+  <color name="card_view_background">@color/white</color>
   <color name="text_secondary">@color/gray700</color>
   <color name="text_tertiary">@color/gray500</color>
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index cb27fa9d8..af09fb805 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <item name="theme">@style/ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Dark</item>
   </style>
 
-  <style name="Widget.KiwixTheme.CardView" parent="Base.CardView">
+  <style name="Widget.KiwixTheme.CardView" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.CardView">
     <item name="cardBackgroundColor">@color/card_view_background</item>
   </style>
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index f1eb0c1eb..9aa52cb15 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <item name="materialAlertDialogTheme">@style/ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Dialog.Alert</item>
     <item name="bottomSheetDialogTheme">@style/ThemeOverlay.KiwixTheme.BottomSheetDialog</item>
     <item name="navigationViewStyle">@style/Widget.KiwixTheme.NavigationView</item>
-    <item name="cardViewStyle">@style/Widget.KiwixTheme.CardView</item>
+    <item name="materialCardViewStyle">@style/Widget.KiwixTheme.CardView</item>
     <item name="toolbarStyle">@style/Widget.KiwixTheme.Toolbar</item>
     <item name="tabStyle">@style/Widget.KiwixTheme.TabLayout</item>
     <item name="appBarLayoutStyle">@style/Widget.KiwixTheme.AppBar</item>