diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e05503658c7801..fe6accdb8b4dc8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    up from the file to lint until it find an AndroidManifest with a minSdkVersion. This is then used
    as the min SDK to lint the file.-->
   <uses-sdk
-      android:minSdkVersion="21"
+      android:minSdkVersion="23"
       android:targetSdkVersion="34"
       />
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 196406a114dcd1..28b6bc9485419d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [versions]
 # Android versions
-minSdk = "21"
+minSdk = "23"
 targetSdk = "34"
 compileSdk = "34"
 buildTools = "34.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/react-native/template/android/build.gradle b/packages/react-native/template/android/build.gradle
index 7e6117e3ab46d5..fec62eed5d116b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/template/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/react-native/template/android/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "34.0.0"
-        minSdkVersion = 21
+        minSdkVersion = 23
         compileSdkVersion = 34
         targetSdkVersion = 34
         ndkVersion = "25.1.8937393"