diff --git a/android-template/build.gradle b/android-template/build.gradle
index e6b32bc78..221636fff 100644
--- a/android-template/build.gradle
+++ b/android-template/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
+apply from: "dependencies.gradle"
+
 buildscript {
     
     repositories {
diff --git a/android-template/dependencies.gradle b/android-template/dependencies.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..067b67472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android-template/dependencies.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+ext{
+    ANDROID_SUPPORT_VERSION = '26.1.0'
+    ANDROID_SUPPORT_V4_VERSION = "$ANDROID_SUPPORT_VERSION"
+    ANDROID_SUPPORT_V13_VERSION = "$ANDROID_SUPPORT_VERSION"
+    ANDROID_SUPPORT_V7_VERSION = "$ANDROID_SUPPORT_VERSION"
+    PLAY_SERVICES_VERSION  = '11.6.2'
+    GOOGLE_API_VERSION = "$PLAY_SERVICES_VERSION"
+    FCM_VERSION = "$PLAY_SERVICES_VERSION"
+    ANALYTICS_VERSION = "$PLAY_SERVICES_VERSION"
+}
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