diff --git a/cmake/play_services_resolver_deps.cmake b/cmake/play_services_resolver_deps.cmake
index 355132d9..895d12e5 100644
--- a/cmake/play_services_resolver_deps.cmake
+++ b/cmake/play_services_resolver_deps.cmake
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 set(DEPENDENCIES_TEMPLATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/dependencies.template)
 
 # The default minimum target SDK to use.
-set(DEFAULT_MIN_TARGET_SDK "8.0")
+set(DEFAULT_MIN_TARGET_SDK "13.0")
 
 
 # A function that generates the <module>Dependencies.xml file, used by the