diff --git a/starter/android/build.gradle b/starter/android/build.gradle
index fff94a155..34a8c0e1a 100644
--- a/starter/android/build.gradle
+++ b/starter/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.9.10'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '2.1.10'
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.0'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ subprojects {
             Integer pluginCompileSdk = project.android.compileSdk
             if (pluginCompileSdk != null && pluginCompileSdk < 34) {
 
-                def javaVersion = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+                def javaVersion = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
                 project.android {
                     compileSdk 34
                     if (namespace == null) {
diff --git a/starter/android/settings.gradle b/starter/android/settings.gradle
index a2b11436a..8a87a89b0 100644
--- a/starter/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/starter/android/settings.gradle
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ pluginManagement {
 
 plugins {
     id "dev.flutter.flutter-plugin-loader" version "1.0.0"
-    id "com.android.application" version "7.3.0" apply false
-    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android" version "1.9.10" apply false
+    id "com.android.application" version "8.1.0" apply false
+    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android" version "2.1.10" apply false
 }
 
 include ":app"