diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index eb54ea1b..bc9cb5f8 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "io.gitjournal.gitjournal"
-        minSdkVersion 16
+        minSdkVersion 26
         targetSdkVersion 27
         versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
         versionName flutterVersionName