diff --git a/.changeset/flat-brooms-kiss.md b/.changeset/flat-brooms-kiss.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa0b8ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/flat-brooms-kiss.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@journeyapps/react-native-quick-sqlite': patch
+---
+
+The default minimum SDK for Expo 51 is 23, so attempting to compile with our package using 21 would result in a build error.
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index b8ee5e4..a359c5d 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ android {
   }
 
   defaultConfig {
-    minSdkVersion 21 
+    minSdkVersion 23 
     targetSdkVersion safeExtGet('targetSdkVersion', 28)
     versionCode 1
     versionName "1.0"