diff --git a/starter/android/build.gradle b/starter/android/build.gradle
index 5bcda9e35..fff94a155 100644
--- a/starter/android/build.gradle
+++ b/starter/android/build.gradle
@@ -20,12 +20,35 @@ allprojects {
 
 rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
 subprojects {
+    afterEvaluate { project ->
+        if (project.extensions.findByName("android") != null) {
+            Integer pluginCompileSdk = project.android.compileSdk
+            if (pluginCompileSdk != null && pluginCompileSdk < 34) {
+
+                def javaVersion = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+                project.android {
+                    compileSdk 34
+                    if (namespace == null) {
+                        namespace project.group
+                    }
+                    compileOptions {
+                        sourceCompatibility javaVersion
+                        targetCompatibility javaVersion
+                    }
+                    tasks.withType(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile).configureEach {
+                        kotlinOptions {
+                            jvmTarget = javaVersion.toString()
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
     project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
-}
-subprojects {
-    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
+    project.evaluationDependsOn(":app")
 }
 
 tasks.register("clean", Delete) {
     delete rootProject.buildDir
-}
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+}