diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 906bfbe1a..ab405fe83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -202,9 +202,8 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
     - name: Generate Version
-      working-directory: packages/canvas
       run: |
-          echo NPM_VERSION=$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version);")-$NPM_TAG-$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")-$GITHUB_RUN_ID >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo NPM_VERSION=$(node -e "console.log(require('./packages/canvas/package.json').version);")-$NPM_TAG-$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")-$GITHUB_RUN_ID >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Bump canvas
       working-directory: packages/canvas
diff --git a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/.idea/deploymentTargetSelector.xml b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/.idea/deploymentTargetSelector.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b268ef36c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/.idea/deploymentTargetSelector.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="deploymentTargetSelector">
+    <selectionStates>
+      <SelectionState runConfigName="app">
+        <option name="selectionMode" value="DROPDOWN" />
+      </SelectionState>
+    </selectionStates>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/.idea/kotlinc.xml b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/.idea/kotlinc.xml
index 2b8a50fc2..fdf8d994a 100644
--- a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/.idea/kotlinc.xml
+++ b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/.idea/kotlinc.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="KotlinJpsPluginSettings">
-    <option name="version" value="1.8.0" />
+    <option name="version" value="1.9.0" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/app/build.gradle
index aca2cd69d..8b17ef852 100644
--- a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "org.nativescript.canvas.svgdemo"
-        minSdk 17
+        minSdk 21
         targetSdk 34
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
diff --git a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/build.gradle b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/build.gradle
index 70924b0a0..d4ca37ed6 100644
--- a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 plugins {
-    id 'com.android.application' version '7.4.2' apply false
-    id 'com.android.library' version '7.4.2' apply false
-    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' version '1.8.0' apply false
+    id 'com.android.application' version '8.5.0' apply false
+    id 'com.android.library' version '8.5.0' apply false
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' version '1.9.0' apply false
 }
diff --git a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/canvassvg/build.gradle b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/canvassvg/build.gradle
index 023056dc6..0727f8761 100644
--- a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/canvassvg/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/canvassvg/build.gradle
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ plugins {
 
 android {
 	namespace 'org.nativescript.canvas.svg'
-	compileSdk 33
+	compileSdk 34
 
 	defaultConfig {
 		minSdk 17
-		targetSdk 33
+		targetSdk 34
 
 		testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
 		consumerProguardFiles "consumer-rules.pro"
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ android {
 		}
 	}
 	compileOptions {
-		sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-		targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+		sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+		targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 	}
 	kotlinOptions {
-		jvmTarget = '1.8'
+		jvmTarget = '17'
 	}
 
 	ndkVersion "23.2.8568313"
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
 
-	implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.7.0'
-	implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
+	implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.13.1'
+	implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0'
 //    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.11.0'
 	testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-	androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3'
-	androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.5.1'
+	androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.2.1'
+	androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.6.1'
 }
diff --git a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 78d10a7cf..c82f903f8 100644
--- a/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/packages/canvas-svg/src-native/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Mon Mar 18 03:16:59 AST 2024
+#Wed Aug 07 04:06:17 AST 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-bin.zip
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.7-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/tools/scripts/build-svg-android.sh b/tools/scripts/build-svg-android.sh
index 78d9571bd..d55a8786f 100755
--- a/tools/scripts/build-svg-android.sh
+++ b/tools/scripts/build-svg-android.sh
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ fi
 
 
 
- RUSTFLAGS="$RUSTFLAGS" cargo +nightly build -Z build-std='std,panic_abort' --release -Z build-std-features=panic_immediate_abort --target $TARGET $EXTRA_ARGS -p canvas-svg
+ RUSTFLAGS="$RUSTFLAGS" cargo +nightly build -Z build-std='std,panic_abort' -Z build-std-features=panic_immediate_abort --target $TARGET $EXTRA_ARGS -p canvas-svg