diff --git a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4a3dcb56..9fda6ee8 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
         </activity>
     </application>
 
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" android:targetSdkVersion="__APILEVEL__"/>
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="__APILEVEL__"/>
 </manifest>