diff --git a/apk/src/manifest.rs b/apk/src/manifest.rs
index c1e4ffd..4afc7c9 100644
--- a/apk/src/manifest.rs
+++ b/apk/src/manifest.rs
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ pub struct AndroidManifest {
     #[serde(rename(serialize = "uses-sdk"))]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub sdk: Sdk,
+    #[serde(rename(serialize = "xmlns:tools"))]
+    pub xmlns_tools: Option<String>,
     #[serde(rename(serialize = "uses-feature"))]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub uses_feature: Vec<Feature>,
+    #[serde(rename(serialize = "tools:replace"))]
+    pub tools_replace: Option<String>,
     #[serde(rename(serialize = "uses-permission"))]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub uses_permission: Vec<Permission>,
@@ -46,6 +50,8 @@ impl Default for AndroidManifest {
             uses_feature: Default::default(),
             uses_permission: Default::default(),
             application: Default::default(),
+            xmlns_tools: Default::default(),
+            tools_replace: Default::default(),
             compile_sdk_version: Default::default(),
             compile_sdk_version_codename: Default::default(),
             platform_build_version_code: Default::default(),
@@ -82,6 +88,8 @@ pub struct Application {
     #[serde(rename(serialize = "activity"))]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub activities: Vec<Activity>,
+    #[serde(rename(serialize = "tools:replace"))]
+    pub tools_replace: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Android [activity element](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element).
diff --git a/xbuild/src/config.rs b/xbuild/src/config.rs
index d5d204f..be06c4b 100644
--- a/xbuild/src/config.rs
+++ b/xbuild/src/config.rs
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ pub struct AndroidConfig {
     pub manifest: AndroidManifest,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub dependencies: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub aars: Vec<String>,
     /// Defaults to [`false`], but uses [`true`] when the user builds a format that requires
     /// `gradle` (i.e. [`Format::Aab`]).
     #[serde(default)]
diff --git a/xbuild/src/gradle/mod.rs b/xbuild/src/gradle/mod.rs
index 3595533..5ad6037 100644
--- a/xbuild/src/gradle/mod.rs
+++ b/xbuild/src/gradle/mod.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ pub fn build(env: &BuildEnv, libraries: Vec<(Target, PathBuf)>, out: &Path) -> R
         dependencies.push_str(&format!("implementation '{dep}'\n"));
     }
 
+    for aar in &config.aars {
+        let aar = env.root_dir().join(aar).as_os_str().to_str().unwrap().to_string();
+        dependencies.push_str(&format!("implementation files('{aar}.aar')\n"));
+    }
+
     let asset_packs = if config.assets.is_empty() {
         ""
     } else {
@@ -90,12 +95,12 @@ pub fn build(env: &BuildEnv, libraries: Vec<(Target, PathBuf)>, out: &Path) -> R
                 }}
                 {asset_packs}
             }}
+
             dependencies {{
                 {dependencies}
             }}
         "#,
     );
-
     let pack_name = "baseAssets";
     let base_assets = gradle.join(pack_name);
     // Make sure that any possibly-obsolete asset pack does not clobber the build
diff --git a/xbuild/src/gradle/settings.gradle b/xbuild/src/gradle/settings.gradle
index 9f5af3e..1ddf912 100644
--- a/xbuild/src/gradle/settings.gradle
+++ b/xbuild/src/gradle/settings.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ pluginManagement {
         gradlePluginPortal()
         google()
         mavenCentral()
+        flatDir {
+            dirs 'libs'
+        }
     }
 }
 dependencyResolutionManagement {