diff --git a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
index 42c3eb81c59f..4722633e7c4b 100644
--- a/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/RNTester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.facebook.react.uiapp"
         minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 23
+        targetSdkVersion 26
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         ndk {