diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c62a878..5a4fd2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## In Git
 
 * handle multiple classes (features) and methods (scenarios) specified in `class` argument to better align with tools which requests specific scenarios to be executed
+* support fields injection in steps classes with Hilt
 
 ## [7.14.0] - 2023-09-25
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2b16bd..7a7318d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -160,9 +160,13 @@ class KotlinSteps(
 
 Such class:
 - must have `@HiltAndroidTest` annotation to let Hilt generate injecting code
-- can have Cucumber managed objects in constructor
+- can have Cucumber managed objects like hooks injected in constructor
+- can have Cucumber managed objects injected in fields but such objects have to be annotated with `@Singleton` annotation and constructor has to be annotated with `@Inject` annotation 
 - can have Hilt managed objects injected only using field injection - cannot have them injected in constructor
+- can have objects injected in base class
 
+Also:
+after each scenario Hilt will clear all objects and create new ones (even these marked as @Singleton) (like it does for each test class in Junit)
 
 ##### 2. @WithJunitRule
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 52b3230..3381ba7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import java.time.Duration
 
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.9.10'
-    ext.hilt_version = '2.48'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.9.21'
+    ext.hilt_version = '2.48.1'
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.4'
         classpath "io.github.gradle-nexus:publish-plugin:1.3.0"
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
         classpath "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-gradle-plugin:$hilt_version"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ext {
     buildToolsVersion = '34.0.0'
     minSdkVersion = '14'
 
-    robolectricVersion = '4.10.3'
+    robolectricVersion = '4.11.1'
 
     snapshotRepository = "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
     releaseRepository = "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"
diff --git a/cucumber-android-hilt/src/main/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/HiltObjectFactory.kt b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/main/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/HiltObjectFactory.kt
index 4fd5b7f..c1451f3 100644
--- a/cucumber-android-hilt/src/main/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/HiltObjectFactory.kt
+++ b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/main/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/HiltObjectFactory.kt
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 package io.cucumber.android.hilt
 
+import android.app.Application
+import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
 import dagger.hilt.android.internal.testing.HiltExposer
 import dagger.hilt.android.testing.HiltAndroidRule
 import dagger.hilt.android.testing.HiltAndroidTest
+import dagger.hilt.internal.GeneratedComponentManager
 import io.cucumber.core.backend.ObjectFactory
 import io.cucumber.junit.TestRuleAccessor
 import io.cucumber.junit.TestRulesData
 import io.cucumber.junit.TestRulesExecutor
 import org.junit.rules.TestRule
 import org.junit.runner.Description
+import java.util.Locale
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import javax.inject.Provider
 
 @HiltAndroidTest
-class HiltObjectFactory:ObjectFactory {
+class HiltObjectFactory : ObjectFactory {
 
     private val executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
     private lateinit var rulesExecutor: TestRulesExecutor
     private val testDescription = Description.createTestDescription(javaClass, "start")
 
-    private val objects = hashMapOf<Class<*>,Any?>()
+    private val objects = hashMapOf<Class<*>, Any?>()
 
     override fun start() {
 
@@ -41,11 +46,11 @@ class HiltObjectFactory:ObjectFactory {
         objects.clear()
     }
 
-    override fun addClass(glueClass: Class<*>?): Boolean  = true
+    override fun addClass(glueClass: Class<*>?): Boolean = true
 
     override fun <T : Any?> getInstance(glueClass: Class<T>): T {
         @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        return objects.getOrPut(glueClass){
+        return objects.getOrPut(glueClass) {
             val instance = createInstance(glueClass)
             injectWithHilt(glueClass, instance)
             instance
@@ -56,10 +61,22 @@ class HiltObjectFactory:ObjectFactory {
         HiltExposer.getTestComponentData(glueClass)?.testInjector()?.injectTest(instance)
     }
 
-    private fun <T : Any?> createInstance(glueClass: Class<T>):T {
-        return glueClass.declaredConstructors.single().let { constructor ->
-            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-            constructor.newInstance(*constructor.parameterTypes.map { getInstance(it) }.toTypedArray()) as T
-        }
+    private fun <T : Any?> createInstance(glueClass: Class<T>): T {
+        return tryFindProviderInHiltComponent(glueClass) ?: createInstanceUsingConstructor(glueClass)
+    }
+
+    private fun <T : Any?> createInstanceUsingConstructor(glueClass: Class<T>) = glueClass.declaredConstructors.single().let { constructor ->
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        constructor.newInstance(*constructor.parameterTypes.map { getInstance(it) }.toTypedArray()) as T
+    }
+
+
+    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+    private fun <T : Any?> tryFindProviderInHiltComponent(glueClass: Class<T>): T? {
+        val component = (ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext<Application>() as GeneratedComponentManager<Any>).generatedComponent()
+        return component.javaClass.declaredFields.find { it.name == "${glueClass.simpleName.replaceFirstChar { it.lowercase(Locale.ROOT) }}Provider" }?.let {
+            it.isAccessible = true
+            it.get(component) as Provider<T>
+        }?.get()
     }
 }
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diff --git a/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/HiltObjectFactoryTest.kt b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/HiltObjectFactoryTest.kt
index 600c79c..68539f8 100644
--- a/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/HiltObjectFactoryTest.kt
+++ b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/HiltObjectFactoryTest.kt
@@ -87,4 +87,18 @@ class HiltObjectFactoryTest {
         hiltObjectFactory.stop()
 
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `inject cucumber and hilt dependencies using field injection into base class`() {
+        hiltObjectFactory.start()
+
+        val someSteps1 = hiltObjectFactory.getInstance(StepsWithBaseClass::class.java)
+        val hook = hiltObjectFactory.getInstance(SomeCucumberHook::class.java)
+
+
+        assertNotNull(someSteps1.someDependencies)
+        assertNotNull(someSteps1.someSingletonDependency)
+        assertSame(someSteps1.someCucumberHook, hook)
+    }
+
 }
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diff --git a/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/SomeCucumberHook.kt b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/SomeCucumberHook.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c54aff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/SomeCucumberHook.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package io.cucumber.android.hilt
+
+import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Singleton
+
+@Singleton
+class SomeCucumberHook @Inject constructor() {
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/StepsWithBaseClass.kt b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/StepsWithBaseClass.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005deae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/java/io/cucumber/android/hilt/StepsWithBaseClass.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package io.cucumber.android.hilt
+
+import dagger.hilt.android.testing.HiltAndroidTest
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+abstract class BaseSteps {
+
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var someCucumberHook: SomeCucumberHook
+
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var someDependencies: SomeDependencies
+}
+
+@HiltAndroidTest
+class StepsWithBaseClass:BaseSteps() {
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var someSingletonDependency: SomeSingletonDependency
+}
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diff --git a/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties
index 3742098..e69de29 100644
--- a/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties
+++ b/cucumber-android-hilt/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-sdk=33
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cucumber-android/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties b/cucumber-android/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties
index db416e0..9f71914 100644
--- a/cucumber-android/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties
+++ b/cucumber-android/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-sdk=33
 shadows=io.cucumber.android.shadows.ExtendedShadowPackageManager,io.cucumber.android.shadows.ShadowDexFile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cucumber-junit-rules-support/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties b/cucumber-junit-rules-support/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties
index 3742098..e69de29 100644
--- a/cucumber-junit-rules-support/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties
+++ b/cucumber-junit-rules-support/src/test/resources/robolectric.properties
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-sdk=33
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cukeulator/build.gradle b/cukeulator/build.gradle
index 15f59ff..b4841b9 100644
--- a/cukeulator/build.gradle
+++ b/cukeulator/build.gradle
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
 apply plugin: 'dagger.hilt.android.plugin'
 
 ext {
-    composeCompilerVersion = '1.5.3'
-    composeVersion = '1.5.1'
+    composeCompilerVersion = '1.5.6'
+    composeVersion = '1.5.4'
     composeMaterialVersion = composeVersion
 }
 
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ android {
 dependencies {
 
     implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
-    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
-    implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.7.2'
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:$kotlin_version"
+    implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.8.2'
     implementation "com.google.accompanist:accompanist-themeadapter-appcompat:0.28.0"
     implementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling:$composeVersion"
     implementation "androidx.compose.runtime:runtime:$composeVersion"
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation project(":cucumber-android-hilt")
 
     //desugaring
-    coreLibraryDesugaring "com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.0.3"
+    coreLibraryDesugaring "com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.0.4"
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/BaseKotlinSteps.kt b/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/BaseKotlinSteps.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3861902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/BaseKotlinSteps.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package cucumber.cukeulator.test
+
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.SemanticsMatcher
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.SemanticsNodeInteraction
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.SemanticsNodeInteractionCollection
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.SemanticsNodeInteractionsProvider
+import cucumber.cukeulator.GreetingService
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+abstract class BaseKotlinSteps: SemanticsNodeInteractionsProvider {
+
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var composeRuleHolder: ComposeRuleHolder
+
+    @Inject
+    lateinit var greetingService: GreetingService
+
+    override fun onAllNodes(matcher: SemanticsMatcher, useUnmergedTree: Boolean): SemanticsNodeInteractionCollection {
+        return composeRuleHolder.composeRule.onAllNodes(matcher, useUnmergedTree)
+    }
+
+    override fun onNode(matcher: SemanticsMatcher, useUnmergedTree: Boolean): SemanticsNodeInteraction {
+        return composeRuleHolder.composeRule.onNode(matcher, useUnmergedTree)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/ComposeRuleHolder.kt b/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/ComposeRuleHolder.kt
index 821543c..0d0b9c5 100644
--- a/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/ComposeRuleHolder.kt
+++ b/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/ComposeRuleHolder.kt
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.createComposeRule
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.createEmptyComposeRule
 import io.cucumber.junit.WithJunitRule
 import org.junit.Rule
+import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Singleton
 
 @WithJunitRule("not @CustomComposable")
-class ComposeRuleHolder {
+@Singleton
+class ComposeRuleHolder @Inject constructor() {
 
     @get:Rule(order = 1)
     val composeRule = createEmptyComposeRule()
 }
 
 @WithJunitRule("@CustomComposable")
-class CustomComposableRuleHolder {
+@Singleton
+class CustomComposableRuleHolder @Inject constructor(){
 
     @get:Rule(order = 1)
     val composeRule = createComposeRule()
diff --git a/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/KotlinSteps.kt b/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/KotlinSteps.kt
index 0f470de..a7252bc 100644
--- a/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/KotlinSteps.kt
+++ b/cukeulator/src/androidTest/java/cucumber/cukeulator/test/KotlinSteps.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package cucumber.cukeulator.test
 
-import androidx.compose.ui.test.SemanticsNodeInteractionsProvider
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.assertIsDisplayed
 import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithText
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
@@ -10,22 +9,17 @@ import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withId
 import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry
 import cucumber.cukeulator.ComposeTestActivity
-import cucumber.cukeulator.GreetingService
 import cucumber.cukeulator.R
 import dagger.hilt.android.testing.HiltAndroidTest
 import io.cucumber.java.en.Then
 import io.cucumber.java.en.When
 import org.junit.Assert
-import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @HiltAndroidTest
 class KotlinSteps(
-    val composeRuleHolder: ComposeRuleHolder,
     val scenarioHolder: ActivityScenarioHolder
-):SemanticsNodeInteractionsProvider by composeRuleHolder.composeRule {
+): BaseKotlinSteps() {
 
-    @Inject
-    lateinit var greetingService:GreetingService
 
 
     @Then("I should see {string} on the display")
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ae50424..95b7f19 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.3-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.5-all.zip