diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6d991edda..b40eda55c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ext {
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
+        google()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/kiwixlib/build.gradle b/kiwixlib/build.gradle
index 3282befc1..9563a6994 100644
--- a/kiwixlib/build.gradle
+++ b/kiwixlib/build.gradle
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 
 android {
-  compileSdkVersion 24
-  buildToolsVersion '25.0.0'
+  compileSdkVersion 26
 
   defaultConfig {
     minSdkVersion 14