diff --git a/animal-sniffer-signature/build.gradle.kts b/animal-sniffer-signature/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f835c559aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/animal-sniffer-signature/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import ru.vyarus.gradle.plugin.animalsniffer.info.SignatureInfoTask
+import ru.vyarus.gradle.plugin.animalsniffer.signature.BuildSignatureTask
+
+plugins {
+  id("otel.java-conventions")
+  id("ru.vyarus.animalsniffer")
+}
+
+description = "Build tool to generate the Animal Sniffer Android signature"
+otelJava.moduleName.set("io.opentelemetry.internal.animalsniffer")
+
+val signatureJar = configurations.create("signatureJar") {
+  isCanBeConsumed = false
+  isCanBeResolved = false
+}
+val signatureJarClasspath = configurations.create("signatureJarClasspath") {
+  isCanBeConsumed = false
+  isCanBeResolved = true
+  extendsFrom(signatureJar)
+}
+val generatedSignature = configurations.create("generatedSignature") {
+  isCanBeConsumed = true
+  isCanBeResolved = false
+}
+configurations.add(signatureJar)
+configurations.add(signatureJarClasspath)
+configurations.add(generatedSignature)
+
+dependencies {
+  signature("com.toasttab.android:gummy-bears-api-21:0.6.1@signature")
+  signatureJar("com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs")
+}
+
+val signatureSimpleName = "android.signature"
+val signatureBuilderTask = tasks.register("buildSignature", BuildSignatureTask::class.java) {
+  files(signatureJarClasspath) // All the jar files here will be added to the signature file.
+  signatures(configurations.signature) // We'll extend from the existing signatures added to this config.
+  outputName = signatureSimpleName // Name for the generated signature file.
+}
+
+// Exposing the "generatedSignature" consumable config to be used in other subprojects
+artifacts {
+  add("generatedSignature", project.provider { File(signatureBuilderTask.get().outputs.files.singleFile, signatureSimpleName) }) {
+    builtBy(signatureBuilderTask)
+  }
+}
+
+// Utility task to show what's in the signature file
+tasks.register("printSignature", SignatureInfoTask::class.java) {
+  signature = signatureBuilderTask.get().outputFiles
+  depth = 1
+}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.animalsniffer-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.animalsniffer-conventions.gradle.kts
index 9680996fcc8..73bbf0dd2d7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.animalsniffer-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.animalsniffer-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  add("signature", "com.toasttab.android:gummy-bears-api-21:0.3.0:coreLib@signature")
+  signature(project(path = ":animal-sniffer-signature", configuration = "generatedSignature"))
 }
 
 animalsniffer {
diff --git a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
index c7a8aa61f5a..03b62a6e2a7 100644
--- a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ val DEPENDENCIES = listOf(
   "org.jctools:jctools-core:4.0.1",
   "org.junit-pioneer:junit-pioneer:1.9.1",
   "org.skyscreamer:jsonassert:1.5.1",
+  "com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.0.4",
 )
 
 javaPlatform {
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 735cc2f5ccf..5599100fcd8 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ plugins {
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
   repositories {
     mavenCentral()
+    google()
     mavenLocal()
   }
 }
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ include(":sdk-extensions:autoconfigure-spi")
 include(":sdk-extensions:incubator")
 include(":sdk-extensions:jaeger-remote-sampler")
 include(":testing-internal")
+include(":animal-sniffer-signature")
 
 val gradleEnterpriseServer = "https://ge.opentelemetry.io"
 val isCI = System.getenv("CI") != null