diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index e09fb274..d8efd28c 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
+def getSafeExt(prop, fallback) {
+    rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
+}
+
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 23
-    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
+    compileSdkVersion getSafeExt('compileSdkVersion', 28)
+    buildToolsVersion getSafeExt('buildToolsVersion', "28.0.3")
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 22
+        minSdkVersion getSafeExt('minSdkVersion', 16)
+        targetSdkVersion getSafeExt('targetSdkVersion', 28)
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         ndk {
@@ -16,5 +20,5 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
+    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
 }