diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 113afe9b..b8083d23 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -33,8 +33,5 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS" />
 
-    <uses-sdk
-        android:targetSdkVersion="26" />
-
 </manifest>
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f460a268..ad97f38d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 14
+        targetSdkVersion 26
     }
 
     sourceSets {
diff --git a/sample_client/AndroidManifest.xml b/sample_client/AndroidManifest.xml
index 58d5d6c1..32f15169 100644
--- a/sample_client/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/sample_client/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
           android:versionName="1.0">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
-    <uses-sdk
-        android:minSdkVersion="14"
-        android:targetSdkVersion="26"/>
     <application
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name">
diff --git a/sample_client/build.gradle b/sample_client/build.gradle
index e61a1458..c1b01e3f 100644
--- a/sample_client/build.gradle
+++ b/sample_client/build.gradle
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ dependencies {
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 26
 
+    defaultConfig {
+        minSdkVersion 14
+        targetSdkVersion 26
+    }
+
     sourceSets {
         main {
             manifest.srcFile 'AndroidManifest.xml'