diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index b8b997d..40f456e 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ def getExtOrIntegerDefault(name) {
   return rootProject.ext.has(name) ? rootProject.ext.get(name) : (project.properties['FeedbackReporter_' + name]).toInteger()
 }
 
+// Simple helper that allows the root project to override versions declared by this library
+def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
+  rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
+}
+
 android {
-  compileSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('compileSdkVersion')
-  buildToolsVersion getExtOrDefault('buildToolsVersion')
+  compileSdkVersion safeExtGet("compileSdkVersion", 29)
+  
   defaultConfig {
-    minSdkVersion 16
-    targetSdkVersion getExtOrIntegerDefault('targetSdkVersion')
+    minSdkVersion safeExtGet("minSdkVersion", 17)
+    targetSdkVersion safeExtGet("targetSdkVersion", 29)
     versionCode 1
     versionName "1.0"