diff --git a/android/cio-core.gradle b/android/cio-core.gradle
index d82b886f..36f4cf60 100644
--- a/android/cio-core.gradle
+++ b/android/cio-core.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies {
     // Location module is optional - customers enable it by adding
     // customerio_location_enabled=true in their gradle.properties
     if (project.cioLocationEnabled) {
-        implementation "io.customer.android:location:$cioAndroidSDKVersion"
+        api "io.customer.android:location:$cioAndroidSDKVersion"
     } else {
         compileOnly "io.customer.android:location:$cioAndroidSDKVersion"
     }