diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 6759357fb..33481f9c8 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', 31)
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', 16)
+        minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', 21)
 
         consumerProguardFiles 'consumer-rules.pro'
     }