diff --git a/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/build.gradle b/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/build.gradle
index 0c7d08ce..9dadf0aa 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 30
+    compileSdkVersion 33
     buildToolsVersion "30.0.3"
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.veilid.veilid_core_android_tests"
         minSdkVersion 24
-        targetSdkVersion 30
+        targetSdkVersion 33
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ android {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
     }
-    ndkVersion '22.0.7026061'
+    ndkVersion '25.1.8937393'
 
     // Required to copy libc++_shared.so
     externalNativeBuild {
@@ -46,16 +46,14 @@ android {
             path file('CMakeLists.txt')
         }
     }
+    namespace 'com.veilid.veilid_core_android_tests'
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
-    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
-    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.2'
-    implementation 'androidx.security:security-crypto:1.1.0-alpha03'
-    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.2'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.5.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.7.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.4'
+    implementation 'androidx.security:security-crypto:1.1.0-alpha04'
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'org.mozilla.rust-android-gradle.rust-android'
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8f900643..14b07cbe 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    package="com.veilid.veilid_core_android_tests">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/src/main/java/com/veilid/veilid-core/veilid-core_android_tests/MainActivity.java b/veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/src/main/java/com/veilid/veilid_core_android_tests/MainActivity.java
similarity index 100%
rename from veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/src/main/java/com/veilid/veilid-core/veilid-core_android_tests/MainActivity.java
rename to veilid-core/src/tests/android/app/src/main/java/com/veilid/veilid_core_android_tests/MainActivity.java
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/tests/android/build.gradle b/veilid-core/src/tests/android/build.gradle
index 96496236..2e8d8f04 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/tests/android/build.gradle
+++ b/veilid-core/src/tests/android/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.2"
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.1'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/tests/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/veilid-core/src/tests/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3a56e3d2..c5da459e 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/tests/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/veilid-core/src/tests/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.5-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4-bin.zip