diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7f1f1360..eb5ca293 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
     <uses-sdk
         android:minSdkVersion="26"
-        android:targetSdkVersion="26" />
+        android:targetSdkVersion="26"
+        tools:ignore="GradleOverrides,OldTargetApi" />
 
     <uses-permission
         android:name="android.permission.BACKUP"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5ea98810..656c3bdd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ buildscript {
         google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.1'
+        // newer versions require us to remove targetSdkVersion from Manifest
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.0'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files