diff --git a/examples/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/examples/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index cbbb8796..dcdc7ce6 100644
--- a/examples/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/examples/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
     </application>
     
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9"
-              android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
+              android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
 </manifest>
diff --git a/examples/android/jni/Application.mk b/examples/android/jni/Application.mk
index 17e41de2..441dfaf2 100644
--- a/examples/android/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/examples/android/jni/Application.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION := 4.8
-APP_PLATFORM := android-17
+APP_PLATFORM := android-19
 APP_STL := c++_shared
 APP_ABI := armeabi
 APP_MODULES := sfml-activity sfml-example
diff --git a/examples/android/project.properties b/examples/android/project.properties
index c0442c37..0a458d4d 100644
--- a/examples/android/project.properties
+++ b/examples/android/project.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-target=android-18
+target=android-19