diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
index 9d8e294..15680a6 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ object Dependencies {
     const val hyperionAppInfo = "com.star-zero:hyperion-appinfo:2.0.0"
     const val chucker = "com.github.ChuckerTeam.Chucker:library:3.5.2"
     const val deviceNames = "com.jaredrummler:android-device-names:2.1.0"
-    const val debugDb = "com.github.amitshekhariitbhu.Android-Debug-Database:debug-db:1.0.6"
+
+    // debug-db uses legacy appcompat dependencies, using @aar will not force consumers to run jetifier on their side
+    const val debugDb = "com.github.amitshekhariitbhu.Android-Debug-Database:debug-db:1.0.6@aar"
+
     const val multidex = "androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.1"
     const val androidGradlePlugin = "com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.1"
     const val kotlinGradlePlugin = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.7.20"
diff --git a/foqa/build.gradle.kts b/foqa/build.gradle.kts
index 3bce3d1..99b93b4 100644
--- a/foqa/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/foqa/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ dependencies {
     api(Dependencies.chucker)
     api(platform(Dependencies.okHttpBom))
     api(Dependencies.okHttp)
-    implementation(Dependencies.debugDb)
+    implementation(Dependencies.debugDb) {
+        // debugDb uses legacy appcompat dependencies, making it transitive will not force consumers
+        // to run jetifier on their side
+        isTransitive = true
+    }
 
     implementation(project(":device_info_plugin"))
     implementation(project(":font_scale_plugin"))