3 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle b/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle
index 5e37f538e9..99080eeb3c 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/android/java/app/build.gradle
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion versions.compileSdk
     buildToolsVersion versions.buildTools
 
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility 1.8
+        targetCompatibility 1.8
+    }
+
     defaultConfig {
         // Feel free to modify the application id to your own.
         applicationId getExportPackageName()
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ android {
     packagingOptions {
         exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
         exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
+        doNotStrip '**/*.so'
     }
 
     // Both signing and zip-aligning will be done at export time
diff --git a/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle b/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle
index eaaefcbccb..aa98194a10 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle
+++ b/platform/android/java/app/config.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ext.versions = [
-    androidGradlePlugin: '3.6.0',
+    androidGradlePlugin: '3.5.3',
     compileSdk         : 29,
     minSdk             : 18,
     targetSdk          : 29,
-    buildTools         : '29.0.1',
+    buildTools         : '29.0.3',
     supportCoreUtils   : '28.0.0',
     kotlinVersion      : '1.3.61',
     v4Support          : '28.0.0'
diff --git a/platform/android/java/app/settings.gradle b/platform/android/java/app/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33b863c7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/java/app/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Empty settings.gradle file to denote this directory as being the root project
+// of the Godot custom build.