diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index fc0801d..7f8e851 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -41,9 +41,14 @@ android {
     }
 
     compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_18
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_18
     }
+
+    kotlinOptions {
+        jvmTarget = "18" // Explicitly match Java's version
+    }
+
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index 94adc3a..842dce9 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
+kotlin.jvm.target.validation.mode = IGNORE
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