diff --git a/onebusaway-android/build.gradle b/onebusaway-android/build.gradle
index f62135f41..1893d3586 100644
--- a/onebusaway-android/build.gradle
+++ b/onebusaway-android/build.gradle
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ android {
         sourceCompatibility = 17
         targetCompatibility = 17
     }
+    kotlinOptions { jvmTarget = "17" }
 
     testOptions {
         unitTests.includeAndroidResources true