diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt
index bc6832032..8305a2a43 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ class AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             extensions.configure<ApplicationExtension> {
                 compileSdk = Versions.COMPILE_SDK
                 ndkVersion = Versions.NDK
+
+                externalNativeBuild {
+                    cmake {
+                        version = Versions.CMAKE
+                    }
+                }
+
                 defaultConfig {
                     minSdk = Versions.MIN_SDK
                     targetSdk = Versions.TARGET_SDK
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin.kt
index 1976b14f2..24cd93cae 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ class AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             extensions.configure<LibraryExtension> {
                 compileSdk = Versions.COMPILE_SDK
                 ndkVersion = Versions.NDK
+
+                externalNativeBuild {
+                    cmake {
+                        version = Versions.CMAKE
+                    }
+                }
+
                 defaultConfig {
                     minSdk = Versions.MIN_SDK
                     lint {
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/Versions.kt b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/Versions.kt
index 023d26918..1460d21e2 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/Versions.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/java/com/android/ndk/samples/buildlogic/Versions.kt
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ object Versions {
     const val TARGET_SDK = 34
     const val MIN_SDK = 21
     const val NDK = "27.1.12297006" // r27b
+    const val CMAKE = "3.22.1"
     val JAVA = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 }