diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.android-library-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.android-library-conventions.gradle.kts
index a8075b78..6d96c85e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.android-library-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.android-library-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ android {
         // we rely on dependabot for dependency updates
         disable.add("GradleDependency")
         disable.add("AndroidGradlePluginVersion")
+        disable.add("NewApi")
     }
 
     compileOptions {