diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 09cf1bf..9d5931b 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ buildscript {
     // module dependency in an application project.
     if (project == rootProject) {
         repositories {
+            mavenCentral()
+            maven { url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android" }
             google()
-            jcenter()
         }
 
         dependencies {
             classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.2")
+
         }
     }
 }
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ android {
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
+    maven { url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android" }
     google()
 }
 
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6979eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Project-wide Gradle settings.
+
+# IDE (e.g. Android Studio) users:
+# Gradle settings configured through the IDE *will override*
+# any settings specified in this file.
+
+# For more details on how to configure your build environment visit
+# http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/build_environment.html
+
+# AndroidX package structure to make it clearer which packages are bundled with the
+# Android operating system, and which are packaged with your app's APK
+# https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/androidx-rn
+android.useAndroidX=true
+# Automatically convert third-party libraries to use AndroidX
+android.enableJetifier=true
diff --git a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index e0c4de3..0ebb310 100644
--- a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.5-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.6.4-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists