diff --git a/app/src/main/java/at/bitfire/icsdroid/BaseSyncWorker.kt b/app/src/main/java/at/bitfire/icsdroid/BaseSyncWorker.kt
index 929eceb7..3c93a9c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/at/bitfire/icsdroid/BaseSyncWorker.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/at/bitfire/icsdroid/BaseSyncWorker.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package at.bitfire.icsdroid
 import android.content.ContentProviderClient
 import android.content.ContentUris
 import android.content.Context
+import android.os.DeadObjectException
 import android.util.Log
 import androidx.work.CoroutineWorker
 import androidx.work.WorkerParameters
@@ -47,13 +48,12 @@ open class BaseSyncWorker(
         val onlyMigrate = inputData.getBoolean(ONLY_MIGRATE, false)
         Log.i(Constants.TAG, "Synchronizing (forceReSync=$forceReSync,onlyMigrate=$onlyMigrate)")
 
-        provider =
-            try {
-                LocalCalendar.getCalendarProvider(applicationContext)
-            } catch (e: SecurityException) {
-                NotificationUtils.showCalendarPermissionNotification(applicationContext)
-                return Result.failure()
-            }
+        provider = try {
+            LocalCalendar.getCalendarProvider(applicationContext)
+        } catch (_: SecurityException) {
+            NotificationUtils.showCalendarPermissionNotification(applicationContext)
+            return Result.failure()
+        }
 
         var syncFailed = false
 
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ open class BaseSyncWorker(
                     syncFailed = true
                 }
             }
+        } catch (e: DeadObjectException) {
+            /* May happen when the remote process dies or (since Android 14) when IPC (for instance
+            with the calendar provider) is suddenly forbidden because our sync process was demoted
+            from a "service process" to a "cached process". */
+            Log.e(Constants.TAG, "Received DeadObjectException, treating as soft error", e)
+            return Result.retry()
         } catch (e: InterruptedException) {
             Log.e(Constants.TAG, "Thread interrupted", e)
             return Result.retry()
@@ -183,8 +189,7 @@ open class BaseSyncWorker(
                     "Creating local calendar from subscription #${subscription.id}"
                 )
                 // create local calendar
-                val uri =
-                    AndroidCalendar.create(account, provider, subscription.toCalendarProperties())
+                val uri = AndroidCalendar.create(account, provider, subscription.toCalendarProperties())
                 // update calendar ID in DB
                 val newCalendarId = ContentUris.parseId(uri)
                 subscriptionsDao.updateCalendarId(subscription.id, newCalendarId)
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index af02bbbd..394e6e4c 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ androidx-test-rules = "1.6.1"
 androidx-test-runner = "1.6.2"
 androidx-work = "2.10.0"
 bitfire-cert4android = "f0964cb"
-bitfire-ical4android = "12df9bf"
+bitfire-ical4android = "883954c"
 compose-dialogs = "1.3.0"
 compose-material = "1.7.7"
 compose-material3 = "1.3.1"