diff --git a/packages/core/android/build.gradle b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
index addef930e..a0741faed 100644
--- a/packages/core/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/core/android/build.gradle
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
+def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
+    rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
+}
+
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 26
-    buildToolsVersion = '26.0.3'
+    compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', 26)
+    buildToolsVersion safeExtGet('buildToolsVersion', '26.0.3')
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 26
+        minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', 16)
+        targetSdkVersion safeExtGet('targetSdkVersion', 26)
         versionCode 1
         versionName '1.0'
     }
diff --git a/packages/integrations/template/android/build.gradle b/packages/integrations/template/android/build.gradle
index b2b3e0b4d..a7e0cb091 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/template/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/integrations/template/android/build.gradle
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
+def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
+  rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
+}
+
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 26
+    compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', 26)
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 26
+        minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', 16)
+        targetSdkVersion safeExtGet('targetSdkVersion', 26)
         versionCode 1
         versionName '1.0'