diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 1f60ef7a..3a5ad490 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 android {
+  namespace = "com.reactnativemmkv"
   compileSdkVersion safeExtGet("compileSdkVersion", 28)
 
   // Used to override the NDK path/version on internal CI or by allowing
diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6865aa44..0a0938ae 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-          package="com.reactnativemmkv">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 
 </manifest>