diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index ecbe8a4..e7506b7 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
   }
 
   dependencies {
-    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.2'
+    classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.1"
   }
 }
 
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  // noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
-  api 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
+  // For < 0.71, this will be from the local maven repo
+  // For > 0.71, this will be replaced by `com.facebook.react:react-android:$version` by react gradle plugin
+  //noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
+  implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"
 }