diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a7a1c579..48423ce0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-import java.time.Duration
 import com.android.build.gradle.BaseExtension
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
 buildscript {
+    ext {
+        kotlin_version = '2.2.0'
+    }
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
         google()
@@ -14,6 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
         // For displaying method/field counts when building with Gradle:
         // https://github.com/KeepSafe/dexcount-gradle-plugin
         classpath("com.getkeepsafe.dexcount:dexcount-gradle-plugin:4.0.0")
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
@@ -71,6 +76,11 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
     plugins.withId("com.android.library") {
         configureAndroidModule(subproject)
     }
+    tasks.withType(KotlinCompile).configureEach {
+        compilerOptions {
+            jvmTarget = JvmTarget.JVM_1_8
+        }
+    }
     tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
         // enable deprecation checks
         options.compilerArgs += "-Xlint:deprecation"
diff --git a/contract-tests/build.gradle b/contract-tests/build.gradle
index dde0df0c..c716ab21 100644
--- a/contract-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/contract-tests/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ plugins {
     id("com.android.application")
     // make sure this line comes *after* you apply the Android plugin
     id("com.getkeepsafe.dexcount")
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android'
 }
 
 android {
diff --git a/example/build.gradle b/example/build.gradle
index 797ab8d8..401e5acc 100644
--- a/example/build.gradle
+++ b/example/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ plugins {
     id("com.android.application")
     // make sure this line comes *after* you apply the Android plugin
     id("com.getkeepsafe.dexcount")
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android'
 }
 
 android {
diff --git a/launchdarkly-android-client-sdk/build.gradle b/launchdarkly-android-client-sdk/build.gradle
index 5b1936f4..094a8324 100644
--- a/launchdarkly-android-client-sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/launchdarkly-android-client-sdk/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ plugins {
     id("signing")
     id("maven-publish")
     id("com.getkeepsafe.dexcount")
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android'
 }
 
 group = "com.launchdarkly"
diff --git a/shared-test-code/build.gradle b/shared-test-code/build.gradle
index 4b3fe32e..15c8dd43 100644
--- a/shared-test-code/build.gradle
+++ b/shared-test-code/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-
 plugins {
     id("com.android.library")
     id("com.getkeepsafe.dexcount")
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android'
 }
 
 group = "com.launchdarkly"