diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index f70998c0454b46..0e14dd8d21f674 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ android {
     }
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk = 21
+        minSdk = 23
         targetSdk = 33
         versionCode(1)
         versionName("1.0")
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/flipper-integration/build.gradle b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/flipper-integration/build.gradle
index 1f7001c48e3965..2f67b1c8d24ece 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/flipper-integration/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/flipper-integration/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ android {
     namespace "com.facebook.react.flipper"
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk = 21
+        minSdk = 23
     }
 
     compileOptions {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle
index 411a0896483b46..7a0636d6c39869 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ android {
     }
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk = 21
+        minSdk = 23
 
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 073e58349a665e..2fcec2a7c0d89e 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="33"
       />
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/template/android/build.gradle b/packages/react-native/template/android/build.gradle
index a39d79e3cf200b..c0a62d4f93f032 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/template/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/react-native/template/android/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "33.0.1"
-        minSdkVersion = 21
+        minSdkVersion = 23
         compileSdkVersion = 33
         targetSdkVersion = 33
         ndkVersion = "25.1.8937393"
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
index a17104377ecf41..47088594e27887 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.facebook.react.uiapp"
-        minSdk = 21
+        minSdk = 23
         targetSdk = 33
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"