diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 0573aaa..88acdcc 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def getExtOrIntegerDefault(name) {
 android {
   compileSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('compileSdkVersion')
   defaultConfig {
-    minSdkVersion 21
+    minSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('minSdkVersion')
     targetSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('targetSdkVersion')
 
   }
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index f50c37f..a2d6692 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 PusherWebsocketReactNative_kotlinVersion=1.7.21
 PusherWebsocketReactNative_targetSdkVersion=33
 PusherWebsocketReactNative_compileSdkVersion=33
+PusherWebsocketReactNative_minSdkVersion=24
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true