diff --git a/lib/android/build.gradle b/lib/android/build.gradle
index 49b8e817..dbee0d83 100644
--- a/lib/android/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/android/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def getExtOrIntegerDefault(name) {
 android {
   compileSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('compileSdkVersion')
   defaultConfig {
-    minSdkVersion 21
+    minSdkVersion 23
     targetSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('targetSdkVersion')
     versionCode 1
     versionName "1.0"