diff --git a/packages/helloworld/android/build.gradle b/packages/helloworld/android/build.gradle
index b51b5dffbbf05f..45ad5c70a1a2b7 100644
--- a/packages/helloworld/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/helloworld/android/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildscript {
         minSdkVersion = 24
         compileSdkVersion = 35
         targetSdkVersion = 34
-        ndkVersion = "26.1.10909125"
+        ndkVersion = "27.1.12297006"
         kotlinVersion = "2.0.21"
     }
     repositories {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index b341960d7326e3..fe9098e2af2dd8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ minSdk = "24"
 targetSdk = "34"
 compileSdk = "35"
 buildTools = "35.0.0"
-ndkVersion = "26.1.10909125"
+ndkVersion = "27.1.12297006"
 # Dependencies versions
 agp = "8.7.1"
 androidx-annotation = "1.6.0"