diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index d13cc1c..7b28362 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ def pkgData = new JsonSlurper().parseText(rootPkg.text)
 def sdk_version = pkgData.version
 
 android {
+  namespace = "com.amazonaws.ivs.reactnative.player"
   compileSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('compileSdkVersion')
   buildToolsVersion getExtOrDefault('buildToolsVersion')
   defaultConfig {
-    minSdkVersion 21
+    minSdkVersion 26
     targetSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('targetSdkVersion')
     versionCode 1
     versionName sdk_version
diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f8eb395..e151c3c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-          package="com.amazonaws.ivs.reactnative.player">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  >
   <application>
     <meta-data
       android:name="com.amazonaws.ivs.player.FRAMEWORK_NAME"
diff --git a/example/android/build.gradle b/example/android/build.gradle
index 681f3b9..49f1b63 100644
--- a/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "31.0.0"
-        minSdkVersion = 21
+        minSdkVersion = 26
         compileSdkVersion = 31
         targetSdkVersion = 31
         kotlin_version = '1.6.0'