diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index ca7400e18..75c673bba 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        buildToolsVersion = "35.0.0"
+        buildToolsVersion = "37.0.0"
         minSdkVersion = 24
-        compileSdkVersion = 35
-        targetSdkVersion = 35
+        compileSdkVersion = 37
+        targetSdkVersion = 37
         kotlinVersion = "1.9.24"
         excludeAppGlideModule = true
         androidx_lifecycle_version = "2.8.6"
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ project.ext {
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
+        // NOTE: this is a live hook - it also fires for repositories added *below*, so any
+        // URL matched here is stripped even when declared intentionally further down.
+        // jitpack.io must NOT be matched: the Mendix mirror does not proxy JitPack-hosted
+        // artifacts (returns 403), so the explicit jitpack declaration below is required.
         all { repo ->
-            println repo.url.toString()
-            if (repo.url.toString().contains("jcenter.bintray.com") || repo.url.toString().contains("jitpack.io")) {
+            if (repo.url.toString().contains("jcenter.bintray.com")) {
                 project.logger.warn "Repository ${repo.url} removed."
                 remove repo
                 google()
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index 8c7745962..9a9df228f 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ android.enableJetifier=true
 org.gradle.configureondemand=true
 android.disableResourceValidation=true
 android.nonTransitiveRClass=true
-android.suppressUnsupportedCompileSdk=33
+android.suppressUnsupportedCompileSdk=33,37
 newArchEnabled=true
 hermesEnabled=true
 mendixnative.cookieEncryption=false