diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 1659cd5..c752b2a 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ android {
   }
 
   compileOptions {
-    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
   }
 
   kotlinOptions {
-    jvmTarget = "11"
+    jvmTarget = "17"
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/advanced.md b/docs/advanced.md
index 8b42362..1c700c8 100644
--- a/docs/advanced.md
+++ b/docs/advanced.md
@@ -67,13 +67,16 @@ Passkeys provide a seamless, passwordless login experience using WebAuthn and pl
    }
    ```
 
-3. Inside the `android` block, add the following to set Java 8 compatibility:
+3. Inside the `android` block, set JVM 17 compatibility (required for React Native 0.80+ and AGP 8.x; use AGP 7.4+ if upgrading from older toolchains):
 
    ```groovy
     android {
      compileOptions {
-         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+     }
+     kotlinOptions {
+         jvmTarget = "17"
      }
    }
    ```
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 821b0e3..8a546f4 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The Frontegg React Native SDK automatically handles token refresh behind the sce
 
 ### Supported platforms
 - iOS: Deployment target 14.0 or higher
-- Android: Minimum SDK version 26 (Android 8.0)
+- Android: Minimum SDK version 26 (Android 8.0); **JDK 17** and **AGP 7.4+** for the Android toolchain (required by React Native 0.80+ and AGP 8.x)
 - React Native: Version 0.63+ (recommended for best compatibility)
 - WebAuthn support (Passkeys):
   - iOS: Version 15+ required for platform-level support
diff --git a/example/android/app/build.gradle b/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 7189372..928f0ab 100644
--- a/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ android {
     buildFeatures {
       buildConfig = true
     }
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    }
     buildTypes {
         debug {
             signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
diff --git a/example/android/gradle.properties b/example/android/gradle.properties
index 0dfffe8..b298a47 100644
--- a/example/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/example/android/gradle.properties
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ reactNativeArchitectures=armeabi-v7a,arm64-v8a,x86,x86_64
 # are providing them.
 newArchEnabled=false
 
-# Allow JVM target mismatch between Kotlin (17) and Java (11) in dependencies
+# Warn (do not fail) if a transitive dependency still uses a different JVM target
 kotlin.jvm.target.validation.mode=warning
 
 # Use this property to enable or disable the Hermes JS engine.