diff --git a/pkgs/cronet_http/tool/prepare_for_embedded.dart b/pkgs/cronet_http/tool/prepare_for_embedded.dart
index 3442bc6843..edbedb66b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/cronet_http/tool/prepare_for_embedded.dart
+++ b/pkgs/cronet_http/tool/prepare_for_embedded.dart
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ library;
 
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
-import 'package:xml/xml.dart';
 import 'package:yaml_edit/yaml_edit.dart';
 
 late final Directory _packageDirectory;
 
+// For the latest version, see:
+// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.chromium.net/cronet-embedded
+const _cronetEmbeddedVersion = '113.5672.61';
 const _gmsDependencyName = 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-cronet';
 const _embeddedDependencyName = 'org.chromium.net:cronet-embedded';
 const _packageName = 'cronet_http_embedded';
@@ -38,9 +39,11 @@ const _packageDescription = 'An Android Flutter plugin that '
     'provides access to the Cronet HTTP client. '
     'Identical to package:cronet_http except that it embeds Cronet '
     'rather than relying on Google Play Services.';
-final _cronetVersionUri = Uri.https(
-  'dl.google.com',
-  'android/maven2/org/chromium/net/group-index.xml',
+final implementationRegExp = RegExp(
+  '^\\s*implementation [\'"]'
+  '$_gmsDependencyName'
+  ':\\d+.\\d+.\\d+[\'"]',
+  multiLine: true,
 );
 
 void main(List<String> args) async {
@@ -50,40 +53,18 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
     _packageDirectory = Directory.current;
   }
 
-  final latestVersion = await _getLatestCronetVersion();
-  updateCronetDependency(latestVersion);
+  updateCronetDependency(_cronetEmbeddedVersion);
+  update2();
   updatePubSpec();
   updateReadme();
   updateLibraryName();
   updateImports();
 }
 
-Future<String> _getLatestCronetVersion() async {
-  final response = await http.get(_cronetVersionUri);
-  final parsedXml = XmlDocument.parse(response.body);
-  final embeddedNode = parsedXml.children
-      .singleWhere((e) => e is XmlElement)
-      .children
-      .singleWhere((e) => e is XmlElement && e.name.local == 'cronet-embedded');
-  final stableVersionReg = RegExp(r'^\d+.\d+.\d+$');
-  final versions = embeddedNode.attributes
-      .singleWhere((e) => e.name.local == 'versions')
-      .value
-      .split(',')
-      .where((e) => stableVersionReg.stringMatch(e) == e);
-  return versions.last;
-}
-
 /// Update android/build.gradle.
 void updateCronetDependency(String latestVersion) {
   final fBuildGradle = File('${_packageDirectory.path}/android/build.gradle');
   final gradleContent = fBuildGradle.readAsStringSync();
-  final implementationRegExp = RegExp(
-    '^\\s*implementation [\'"]'
-    '$_gmsDependencyName'
-    ':\\d+.\\d+.\\d+[\'"]',
-    multiLine: true,
-  );
   final newImplementation = '$_embeddedDependencyName:$latestVersion';
   print('Patching $newImplementation');
   final newGradleContent = gradleContent.replaceAll(
@@ -93,6 +74,17 @@ void updateCronetDependency(String latestVersion) {
   fBuildGradle.writeAsStringSync(newGradleContent);
 }
 
+void update2() {
+  final fBuildGradle =
+      File('${_packageDirectory.path}/example/android/app/build.gradle');
+  final gradleContent = fBuildGradle.readAsStringSync();
+  final newGradleContent = gradleContent.replaceAll(
+    implementationRegExp,
+    '',
+  );
+  fBuildGradle.writeAsStringSync(newGradleContent);
+}
+
 /// Update pubspec.yaml and example/pubspec.yaml.
 void updatePubSpec() {
   print('Updating pubspec.yaml');