diff --git a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/gradle.properties b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/gradle.properties
index a441dfd27..dd24c0ff6 100644
--- a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/gradle.properties
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ POM_LICENCE_DIST=repo
 POM_DEVELOPER_ID=mapbox
 POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=Mapbox
 
-ANDROID_MIN_SDK=8
+ANDROID_MIN_SDK=10
 ANDROID_BUILD_TARGET_SDK_VERSION=23
 ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION=23
 ANDROID_BUILD_SDK_VERSION=23
diff --git a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/build.gradle b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/build.gradle
index 72dfdaa0c..660720b00 100644
--- a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/build.gradle
+++ b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/build.gradle
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.mapbox.mapboxgl.testapp"
-        minSdkVersion 8
+        minSdkVersion 10
         targetSdkVersion 23
         versionCode 4
         versionName "0.1.3"