diff --git a/android/README.md b/android/README.md
index c2ccc01..cc60b69 100644
--- a/android/README.md
+++ b/android/README.md
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
-README
-======
+# Android module
 
-If you want to publish the lib as a maven dependency, follow these steps before publishing a new version to npm:
+This library no longer uses Gradle's deprecated **`maven`** plugin or the `installArchives` task.
+Artifacts are consumed via **npm** like any other React Native dependency.
 
-1. Be sure to have the Android [SDK](https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html) and [NDK](https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/index.html) installed
-2. Be sure to have a `local.properties` file in this folder that points to the Android SDK and NDK
-```
-ndk.dir=/Users/{username}/Library/Android/sdk/ndk-bundle
-sdk.dir=/Users/{username}/Library/Android/sdk
+## Tooling
+
+- Requires **Gradle 7+** and **Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) 7+** (AGP 8 supported).
+- The module defines a `namespace` as required by AGP 8.
+- Default SDK versions (overrideable from the host app via `rootProject.ext`):
+  - `compileSdkVersion`: 34
+  - `targetSdkVersion`: 34
+  - `minSdkVersion`: 21 (projects can raise this to 23+)
+
+## Publishing to a Maven repository (optional)
+
+If you still need to publish this module to a Maven repository, migrate to **`maven-publish`**:
+
+```gradle
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
+
+publishing {
+  publications {
+    release(MavenPublication) {
+      from components.release
+    }
+  }
+}
 ```
-3. Delete the `maven` folder
-4. Run `sudo ./gradlew installArchives`
-5. Verify that latest set of generated files is in the maven folder with the correct version number
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 94e9880..cae2936 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,125 +1,41 @@
-buildscript {
-    ext.safeExtGet = {prop, fallback ->
-        rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
-    }
-    repositories {
-        google()
-        jcenter()
-    }
+apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
-    dependencies {
-        // Matches recent template from React Native (0.60)
-        // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/0.60-stable/template/android/build.gradle#L16
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:${safeExtGet('gradlePluginVersion', '3.4.1')}")
-    }
+def safeExtGet = { prop, fallback ->
+    rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
 }
 
-apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'maven'
-
-// Matches values in recent template from React Native (0.59)
-// https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/0.59-stable/template/android/build.gradle#L5-L9
-def DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION = 28
-def DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION = "28.0.3"
-def DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION = 16
-def DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION = 28
+def DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION = 34
+def DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION = 23
+def DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION = 34
 
 android {
+  namespace "com.reactlibrary"
   compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION)
-  buildToolsVersion safeExtGet('buildToolsVersion', DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION)
 
   defaultConfig {
     minSdkVersion safeExtGet('minSdkVersion', DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION)
     targetSdkVersion safeExtGet('targetSdkVersion', DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION)
-    versionCode 1
-    versionName "1.0"
   }
-  lintOptions {
+
+  compileOptions {
+    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+  }
+
+  lint {
     abortOnError false
   }
 }
 
 repositories {
-    maven {
-        // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
-        // Matches recent template from React Native (0.59)
-        // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/0.59-stable/template/android/build.gradle#L30
-        url "$projectDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
-    }
+    google()
     mavenCentral()
+    // React Native Android artifacts are installed from npm
+    maven { url "$projectDir/../node_modules/react-native/android" }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:${safeExtGet('reactnativeVersion', '+')}"
 }
-
-def configureReactNativePom(def pom) {
-    def packageJson = new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(file('../package.json').text)
-
-    pom.project {
-        name packageJson.title
-        artifactId packageJson.name
-        version = packageJson.version
-        group = "com.reactlibrary"
-        description packageJson.description
-        url packageJson.repository.baseUrl
-
-        licenses {
-            license {
-                name packageJson.license
-                url packageJson.repository.baseUrl + '/blob/master/' + packageJson.licenseFilename
-                distribution 'repo'
-            }
-        }
-
-        developers {
-            developer {
-                id packageJson.author.username
-                name packageJson.author.name
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-afterEvaluate { project ->
-
-    task androidJavadoc(type: Javadoc) {
-        source = android.sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs
-        classpath += files(android.bootClasspath)
-        classpath += files(project.getConfigurations().getByName('compile').asList())
-        include '**/*.java'
-    }
-
-    task androidJavadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: androidJavadoc) {
-        classifier = 'javadoc'
-        from androidJavadoc.destinationDir
-    }
-
-    task androidSourcesJar(type: Jar) {
-        classifier = 'sources'
-        from android.sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs
-        include '**/*.java'
-    }
-
-    android.libraryVariants.all { variant ->
-        def name = variant.name.capitalize()
-        task "jar${name}"(type: Jar, dependsOn: variant.javaCompile) {
-            from variant.javaCompile.destinationDir
-        }
-    }
-
-    artifacts {
-        archives androidSourcesJar
-        archives androidJavadocJar
-    }
-
-    task installArchives(type: Upload) {
-        configuration = configurations.archives
-        repositories.mavenDeployer {
-            // Deploy to react-native-event-bridge/maven, ready to publish to npm
-            repository url: "file://${projectDir}/../android/maven"
-
-            configureReactNativePom pom
-        }
-    }
-}
+// NOTE: legacy 'maven' plugin & custom publishing tasks were removed.
+// If publishing from Gradle is still needed, migrate to 'maven-publish' in a follow-up PR.
diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 20c90c4..00c8fcc 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-          package="com.reactlibrary">
-
-</manifest>
+<manifest package="com.reactlibrary" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f93eb65..aed11af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,43 +1,43 @@
 {
-  "name": "@iconscout/react-native-unicons",
-  "description": "Unicons - 4,500+ vector icons as easy to use vector React Native Components",
-  "version": "2.2.0",
-  "main": "index.js",
-  "scripts": {
-    "generate": "node ./build/generate.js"
-  },
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "git+https://github.com/Iconscout/react-native-unicons.git",
-    "baseUrl": "https://github.com/Iconscout/react-native-unicons"
-  },
-  "keywords": [
-    "react-native",
-    "unicons",
-    "react-native-unicons",
-    "react-native-icons",
-    "icons",
-    "iconscout",
-    "vector"
-  ],
-  "author": {
-    "name": "IconScout",
-    "email": "support@iconscout.com"
-  },
-  "license": "IconScout Simple License",
-  "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/Iconscout/react-native-unicons/issues"
-  },
-  "homepage": "https://iconscout.com/unicons",
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": ">=16.8.0 <19.0.0",
-    "react-native": ">=0.57.0-rc.0 <1.0.x",
-    "react-native-svg": "^9.5.3"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@iconscout/unicons": "^4.0.7",
-    "cheerio": "^1.0.0-rc.3",
-    "fs-plus": "^3.1.1",
-    "uppercamelcase": "^3.0.0"
-  }
+	"name": "@iconscout/react-native-unicons",
+	"description": "Unicons - 4,500+ vector icons as easy to use vector React Native Components",
+	"version": "2.2.0",
+	"main": "index.js",
+	"scripts": {
+		"generate": "node ./build/generate.js"
+	},
+	"repository": {
+		"type": "git",
+		"url": "git+https://github.com/Iconscout/react-native-unicons.git",
+		"baseUrl": "https://github.com/Iconscout/react-native-unicons"
+	},
+	"keywords": [
+		"react-native",
+		"unicons",
+		"react-native-unicons",
+		"react-native-icons",
+		"icons",
+		"iconscout",
+		"vector"
+	],
+	"author": {
+		"name": "IconScout",
+		"email": "support@iconscout.com"
+	},
+	"license": "IconScout Simple License",
+	"bugs": {
+		"url": "https://github.com/Iconscout/react-native-unicons/issues"
+	},
+	"homepage": "https://iconscout.com/unicons",
+	"peerDependencies": {
+		"react": ">=16.8.0 <20.0.0",
+		"react-native": ">=0.59.0 <1.0.0",
+		"react-native-svg": ">=9.5.3 <17.0.0"
+	},
+	"devDependencies": {
+		"@iconscout/unicons": "^4.0.7",
+		"cheerio": "^1.0.0-rc.3",
+		"fs-plus": "^3.1.1",
+		"uppercamelcase": "^3.0.0"
+	}
 }