diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0547bb1fd..98bac6f77 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -176,7 +176,12 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    ktlint "com.pinterest:ktlint:0.34.2"
+    ktlint("com.pinterest:ktlint:0.41.0") {
+        attributes {
+            attribute(Bundling.BUNDLING_ATTRIBUTE, getObjects().named(Bundling, Bundling.EXTERNAL))
+        }
+    }
+
     detekt project(":mozilla-detekt-rules")
     detekt "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-cli:${Versions.detekt}"
 }
@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ tasks.register('ktlint', JavaExec) {
     description = "Check Kotlin code style."
     classpath = configurations.ktlint
     main = "com.pinterest.ktlint.Main"
-    args "app/src/**/*.kt"
+    args "app/src/**/*.kt", "!**/build/**/*.kt"
 }
 
 tasks.withType(io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.Detekt.class).configureEach {