diff --git a/.changes/bump-android-minsdk.md b/.changes/bump-android-minsdk.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c17c33f84227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/bump-android-minsdk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+tauri: 'patch:deps'
+---
+
+Bump the minimum supported Android SDK version to 24.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/templates/plugin/android/build.gradle.kts b/crates/tauri-cli/templates/plugin/android/build.gradle.kts
index 77fc80d08bc5..7cafe8ba1129 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/templates/plugin/android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/templates/plugin/android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ android {
     compileSdk = 34
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk = 21
+        minSdk = 24
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         consumerProguardFiles("consumer-rules.pro")
diff --git a/crates/tauri/mobile/android/build.gradle.kts b/crates/tauri/mobile/android/build.gradle.kts
index 7b1e79123a1a..50d2b9841ba4 100644
--- a/crates/tauri/mobile/android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/crates/tauri/mobile/android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ android {
     compileSdk = 34
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk = 21
+        minSdk = 24
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         consumerProguardFiles("proguard-rules.pro")
diff --git a/examples/api/src-tauri/tauri-plugin-sample/android/build.gradle.kts b/examples/api/src-tauri/tauri-plugin-sample/android/build.gradle.kts
index e61b6d737a39..9bc90ff12a09 100644
--- a/examples/api/src-tauri/tauri-plugin-sample/android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/api/src-tauri/tauri-plugin-sample/android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ android {
     compileSdk = 34
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk = 21
+        minSdk = 24
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         consumerProguardFiles("consumer-rules.pro")