diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index f05f379..21aab4f 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         }
 
         dependencies {
-            classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.3'
+            classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.4'
         }
     }
 }
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ def safeExtGet(prop, fallback) {
 }
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', 30)
+    compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', 31)
     buildToolsVersion safeExtGet('buildToolsVersion', '30.0.2')
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', 21)
-        targetSdkVersion safeExtGet('targetSdkVersion', 30)
+        targetSdkVersion safeExtGet('targetSdkVersion', 31)
     }
 
     buildTypes {
@@ -53,22 +53,12 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-configurations.all {
-    resolutionStrategy.force 'androidx.work:work-runtime:2.6.0'
-}
-
 dependencies {
     //noinspection GradleDynamicVersion
     implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
     implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:[20.0, 21.0['
 
-    api(group: "androidx.work", name: "work-runtime") {
-        version {
-            strictly "2.6.0"
-        }
-    }
-
-    def lifecycle_version = "2.3.0"
+    def lifecycle_version = "2.4.0"
     implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime:$lifecycle_version"
     implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process:$lifecycle_version"
     implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common-java8:$lifecycle_version"
diff --git a/example/android/build.gradle b/example/android/build.gradle
index d74ed0d..d2d4bd5 100644
--- a/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "30.0.2"
         minSdkVersion = 21
-        compileSdkVersion = 30
-        targetSdkVersion = 30
+        compileSdkVersion = 31
+        targetSdkVersion = 31
         ndkVersion = "21.4.7075529"
     }
     repositories {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.3')
+        classpath('com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.4')
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files