diff --git a/.changes/readd-target-sdk-app.md b/.changes/readd-target-sdk-app.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46d7f7c3a2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/readd-target-sdk-app.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tauri-cli": patch:bug
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch:bug
+---
+
+Reintroduce the `targetSdk` value in the Android application template.
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 266f6051d512..6f408f536091 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ android {
         manifestPlaceholders["usesCleartextTraffic"] = "false"
         applicationId = "{{app.identifier}}"
         minSdk = {{android.min-sdk-version}}
+        targetSdk = 34
         versionCode = tauriProperties.getProperty("tauri.android.versionCode", "1").toInt()
         versionName = tauriProperties.getProperty("tauri.android.versionName", "1.0")
     }