diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 0b9bdd3..4ea4739 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
+def DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION             = 28
+def DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION             = "28.0.2"
+def DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION              = 28
+
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 23
-    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
+    compileSdkVersion project.hasProperty('compileSdkVersion') ? project.compileSdkVersion : DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION
+    buildToolsVersion project.hasProperty('buildToolsVersion') ? project.buildToolsVersion : DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 22
+        targetSdkVersion project.hasProperty('targetSdkVersion') ? project.targetSdkVersion : DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         ndk {
@@ -22,4 +26,3 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     compile 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
 }
-