diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 5a6873c4..9d7f3e24 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -10,13 +10,17 @@ buildscript {
 
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
+def DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION = 23
+def DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION = "23.0.1"
+def DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION  = 22
+
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 23
-    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
+    compileSdkVersion rootProject.hasProperty('compileSdkVersion') ? rootProject.compileSdkVersion : DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION
+    buildToolsVersion rootProject.hasProperty('buildToolsVersion') ? rootProject.buildToolsVersion : DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 22
+        targetSdkVersion rootProject.hasProperty('targetSdkVersion') ? rootProject.targetSdkVersion : DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
     }
@@ -31,4 +35,4 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     compile 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+' // from node_modules
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}