diff --git a/src/android/templates/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/android/templates/AndroidManifest.xml
index 44c2b519cf..966ce23b14 100644
--- a/src/android/templates/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/android/templates/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
     </application>
 
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="16"/>
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="28"/>
     <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true" android:smallScreens="true"/>
 
     <!-- The following comment will be replaced upon deployment with default permissions based on the dependencies of the application.