diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 6fc7919f60..47511890e1 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -130,4 +130,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout:1.1.0'
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.9.0'
     implementation "androidx.core:core-ktx:1.8.0"
+
+    constraints {
+        implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx:2.5.1") {
+            because("on older React Native versions this dependency conflicts with react-native-screens")
+        }
+    }
 }