diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0f1c81cb..52ffb5ee 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+        <service
+            android:name="de.julianassmann.flutter_background.IsolateHolderService"
+            android:exported="false"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="shortService" />
         <activity
             android:name=".ExportSettingsActivity"
             android:exported="true">
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 0d91eab3..67252ac3 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -343,12 +343,11 @@ packages:
   flutter_background:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
-      path: "."
-      ref: "900a81501f1f0e4996fe9e2cbf55f1ea8df08b49"
-      resolved-ref: "900a81501f1f0e4996fe9e2cbf55f1ea8df08b49"
-      url: "https://github.com/validcube/flutter_background"
-    source: git
-    version: "1.2.0"
+      name: flutter_background
+      sha256: "8dad66e3102da2b4046cc3adcf70625578809827170bd78e36e5890c074287d2"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.3.0+1"
   flutter_cache_manager:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index b549966e..07c40162 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ dependencies:
   file_picker: ^8.0.5
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
-  flutter_background:
-    git: # remove once https://github.com/JulianAssmann/flutter_background/pull/83 is merged
-      url: https://github.com/validcube/flutter_background
-      ref: 900a81501f1f0e4996fe9e2cbf55f1ea8df08b49 # Branch: specify-namespace
+  flutter_background: ^1.3.0+1
   flutter_cache_manager: ^3.3.2
   flutter_file_dialog: ^3.0.2
   flutter_local_notifications: ^17.1.0