diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 1255e118e..f37125d93 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "fr.free.nrw.commons"
-        minSdkVersion 11
+        minSdkVersion 15
         targetSdkVersion 23
 
         ndk {