# How to set/update the Build Tools version in your Android gradle project

**URL:** <https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/how-to-set-update-the-build-tools-version-in-your-android-gradle-project/305>\
**Category:** Android\
**Created:** [January 16, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/how-to-set-update-the-build-tools-version-in-your-android-gradle-project/305 "2017-01-16T15:33:32Z")\
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The Build Tools version of your project is (by default) specified in a `build.gradle` file, most likely in the `app` sub directory.

Open the file and change/specify the Build Tools version you want to use by adding/changing a `buildToolsVersion` property to the android section:

```auto
android {
    buildToolsVersion "24.0.3"
    ...
}

```

Example: [sample-apps-android-sdk22/build.gradle at master · bitrise-io/sample-apps-android-sdk22 · GitHub](https://github.com/bitrise-samples/sample-apps-android-sdk22/blob/master/app/build.gradle#L5)