diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md
index f446b7d04984..d19b5b24f8c0 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.19.5
+
+* Fixes a crash when using the legacy map renderer by adding the `org.apache.http.legacy` library.
+
 ## 2.19.4
 
 * Updates build files from Groovy to Kotlin.
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d1886695e47c..aca304ed7f76 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   package="io.flutter.plugins.googlemaps">
+  <application>
+    <uses-library android:name="org.apache.http.legacy" android:required="false"/>
+  </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml
index ad8200c76db7..748e38273331 100644
--- a/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: google_maps_flutter_android
 description: Android implementation of the google_maps_flutter plugin.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter_android
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+maps%22
-version: 2.19.4
+version: 2.19.5
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.9.0