diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d2966da..1e16a19 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ android {
     viewBinding {
         enabled = true
     }
+
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/erikjhordanrey/android_kotlin_devises/view/CurrencyFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/erikjhordanrey/android_kotlin_devises/view/CurrencyFragment.kt
index 18cb102..b637c51 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/erikjhordanrey/android_kotlin_devises/view/CurrencyFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/erikjhordanrey/android_kotlin_devises/view/CurrencyFragment.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
+import android.view.View.GONE
+import android.view.View.VISIBLE
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
 import android.widget.TextView
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@ class CurrencyFragment : Fragment() {
         initViewModel()
         initUI()
         populateSpinnerAdapter()
+
+        currencyViewModel.isProgressVisible.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, Observer { visible ->
+            binding.progressBar.visibility = if (visible) VISIBLE else GONE
+        })
     }
 
     private fun initializeDagger() {
@@ -93,7 +99,10 @@ class CurrencyFragment : Fragment() {
     }
 
     private fun initConvertButton() {
-        binding.convertButton.setOnClickListener { convert() }
+        binding.convertButton.setOnClickListener {
+            convert()
+            currencyViewModel.progressVisible()
+        }
     }
 
     // You can move all this logic to the view model
@@ -112,6 +121,7 @@ class CurrencyFragment : Fragment() {
             })
 
         } else {
+            currencyViewModel.progressInvisible()
             Toast.makeText(activity, "Could not convert.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
         }
     }
@@ -131,7 +141,7 @@ class CurrencyFragment : Fragment() {
 
         val result = quantity.toString() + " " + fromCurrencyKey + " = " + exchangeResult.format(4) + " " + toCurrencyKey
         showResult(result)
-
+        currencyViewModel.progressInvisible()
     }
 
     private fun showResult(result: String) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/erikjhordanrey/android_kotlin_devises/view/CurrencyViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/erikjhordanrey/android_kotlin_devises/view/CurrencyViewModel.kt
index 9a77a48..3f4b23d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/erikjhordanrey/android_kotlin_devises/view/CurrencyViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/erikjhordanrey/android_kotlin_devises/view/CurrencyViewModel.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ class CurrencyViewModel(private val currencyRepository: CurrencyRepository) : Vi
     private var liveCurrencyData: LiveData<List<Currency>>? = null
     private var liveAvailableExchange: LiveData<AvailableExchange>? = null
 
+    val isProgressVisible = MutableLiveData<Boolean>().apply { value = false }
+
+    fun progressVisible() {
+        isProgressVisible.value = true
+    }
+
+    fun progressInvisible() {
+        isProgressVisible.value = false
+    }
+
     fun getAvailableExchange(currencies: String): LiveData<AvailableExchange>? {
         liveAvailableExchange = null
         liveAvailableExchange = MutableLiveData()
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/currency_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/currency_fragment.xml
index 070bde4..5dad166 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/currency_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/currency_fragment.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
             android:textSize="18sp"
             android:textStyle="bold" />
 
+        <ProgressBar
+            android:id="@+id/progress_bar"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_gravity="center" />
 
         <Spinner
             android:id="@+id/from_currency_spinner"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 79adea9..6802644 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ buildscript {
           'targetSdk'        : 28,
           'androidGradle'    : '3.6.3',
           'androidx'         : '1.1.0',
-          'androidxAppcompat': '1.0.2',
+          'androidxAppcompat': '1.1.0',
           'lifecycle'        : '2.2.0',
           'persistence'      : '2.2.5',
           'material'         : '1.1.0',
           'rxAndroid'        : '2.1.1',
-          'rxJava'           : '2.2.8',
-          'dagger'           : '2.25.4',
-          'retrofit'         : '2.5.0',
-          'okhttp'           : '3.12.0',
-          'kotlin'           : '1.3.71'
+          'rxJava'           : '2.2.18',
+          'dagger'           : '2.26',
+          'retrofit'         : '2.8.1',
+          'okhttp'           : '4.5.0',
+          'kotlin'           : '1.3.72'
   ]
 
   repositories {