diff --git a/packages/com.google.ads.mobile/Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/com.google.ads.mobile/Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml
index be6e2715e..6d4443e55 100755
--- a/packages/com.google.ads.mobile/Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/com.google.ads.mobile/Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ required for displaying ads.
     package="com.google.unity.ads"
     android:versionName="1.0"
     android:versionCode="1">
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21"/>
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="23"/>
   <application>
     <uses-library android:required="false" android:name="org.apache.http.legacy"/>
   </application>
diff --git a/source/plugin/Assets/Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml b/source/plugin/Assets/Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml
index be6e2715e..6d4443e55 100644
--- a/source/plugin/Assets/Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/source/plugin/Assets/Plugins/Android/GoogleMobileAdsPlugin.androidlib/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ required for displaying ads.
     package="com.google.unity.ads"
     android:versionName="1.0"
     android:versionCode="1">
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21"/>
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="23"/>
   <application>
     <uses-library android:required="false" android:name="org.apache.http.legacy"/>
   </application>