diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
index 233c12bf..89556fef 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
@@ -230,6 +230,13 @@ var builders = {
                 var distributionUrl = 'distributionUrl=http\\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.12-all.zip';
                 var gradleWrapperPropertiesPath = path.join(projectPath, 'gradle', 'wrapper', 'gradle-wrapper.properties');
                 shell.sed('-i', distributionUrlRegex, distributionUrl, gradleWrapperPropertiesPath);
+
+                // Update the version of build.gradle in each dependent library.
+                var pluginBuildGradle = path.join(projectPath, 'cordova', 'lib', 'plugin-build.gradle');
+                var subProjects = extractSubProjectPaths();
+                for (var i = 0; i < subProjects.length; ++i) {
+                    shell.cp('-f', pluginBuildGradle, path.join(ROOT, subProjects[i], 'build.gradle'));
+                }
             });
         },
 
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/plugin-build.gradle b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/plugin-build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf706c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/plugin-build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+   or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+   distributed with this work for additional information
+   regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+   to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+   "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+   with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+   software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+   "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+   KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+   specific language governing permissions and limitations
+   under the License.
+*/
+
+// GENERATED FILE! DO NOT EDIT!
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.12.+'
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'android-library'
+
+dependencies {
+    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar')
+}
+
+android {
+    compileSdkVersion cordova.cordovaSdkVersion
+    buildToolsVersion cordova.cordovaBuildToolsVersion
+    publishNonDefault true
+
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
+    }
+
+    sourceSets {
+        main {
+            manifest.srcFile 'AndroidManifest.xml'
+            java.srcDirs = ['src']
+            resources.srcDirs = ['src']
+            aidl.srcDirs = ['src']
+            renderscript.srcDirs = ['src']
+            res.srcDirs = ['res']
+            assets.srcDirs = ['assets']
+            jniLibs.srcDirs = ['libs']
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+if (file('build-extras.gradle').exists()) {
+    apply from: 'build-extras.gradle'
+}
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
index 6de8c547..41984fa7 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
@@ -34,15 +34,12 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
-ext.multiarch=false
-
-dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar')
-    for (subproject in getProjectList()) {
-        compile project(subproject)
-    }
+task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
+    gradleVersion = '1.12'
 }
 
+ext.multiarch=false
+
 android {
     sourceSets {
         main {
@@ -112,10 +109,16 @@ android {
     }
 }
 
-task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-    gradleVersion = '1.12'
+dependencies {
+    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar')
+    // https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=52962
+    for (subproject in getProjectList()) {
+        releaseCompile project(path: subproject, configuration: 'release')
+        debugCompile project(path: subproject, configuration: 'debug')
+    }
 }
 
+
 def promptForPassword(msg) {
     if (System.console() == null) {
         def ret = null
diff --git a/framework/build.gradle b/framework/build.gradle
index a0fb2d23..b9e9cdf7 100644
--- a/framework/build.gradle
+++ b/framework/build.gradle
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-/*
-       Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-       or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-       distributed with this work for additional information
-       regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-       to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-       "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-       with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+/* Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+   or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+   distributed with this work for additional information
+   regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+   to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+   "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+   with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
-       Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-       software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-       "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-       KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-       specific language governing permissions and limitations
-       under the License.
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+   software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+   "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+   KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+   specific language governing permissions and limitations
+   under the License.
 */
 
 
@@ -29,9 +28,11 @@ buildscript {
         // It can affect things like where the .apk is generated.
         // It also dictates what the minimum android build-tools version
         // that you need (Set in bin/templates/project/cordova.gradle).
-        // Be sure to also update the value in:
-        // (1) bin/templates/project/build.gradle, and
-        // (2) the distribution URL in bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js.
+        // Make sure the value is the same in all locations:
+        // * framework/build.gradle
+        // * bin/templates/project/cordova.gradle
+        // * bin/templates/cordova/lib/plugin-build.gradle
+        // * distributionUrl within bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js.
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.12.+'
     }
 }
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ apply plugin: 'android-library'
 android {
     compileSdkVersion cordova.cordovaSdkVersion
     buildToolsVersion cordova.cordovaBuildToolsVersion
+    publishNonDefault true
 
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7