diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 2e1477ac1d..baac8e6d85 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ android{
         def versionNameResult = "$versionNumber-$versionType-${getBuildVersion().replace(" ", "-")}"
 
         applicationId "io.anuke.mindustry"
-        minSdkVersion 14
+        minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 36
 
         versionName versionNameResult