diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-godot-cpp/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-godot-cpp/action.yml
index 1be9293c..d67bb999 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-godot-cpp/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-godot-cpp/action.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ inputs:
     default: 12.2.0
     description: MinGW version.
   ndk-version:
-    default: r23c
+    default: r28b
     description: Android NDK version.
   buildtool:
     default: scons
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cmake.yml
index 7d5e7731..cc7ae6b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cmake.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ jobs:
             platform: android
             config-flags:
               -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-              --toolchain ${ANDROID_HOME}/ndk/23.2.8568313/build/cmake/android.toolchain.cmake
-              -DANDROID_PLATFORM=21 -DANDROID_ABI=arm64-v8a
+              --toolchain ${ANDROID_HOME}/ndk/28.1.13356709/build/cmake/android.toolchain.cmake
+              -DANDROID_PLATFORM=24 -DANDROID_ABI=arm64-v8a
             artifact-name: godot-cpp-android-arm64-release.cmake
             artifact-path: cmake-build/bin/libgodot-cpp.android.template_release.arm64.a
             flags: arch=arm64
diff --git a/cmake/android.cmake b/cmake/android.cmake
index 1d3a93b6..7c442bb1 100644
--- a/cmake/android.cmake
+++ b/cmake/android.cmake
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function(android_options)
     more information
 
     android_api_level : Target Android API level.
-        Default = 21
+        Default = 24
 
     ANDROID_HOME : Path to your Android SDK installation.
         Default = os.environ.get("ANDROID_HOME", os.environ.get("ANDROID_SDK_ROOT")
diff --git a/doc/cmake.rst b/doc/cmake.rst
index 760d4561..467ba0bf 100644
--- a/doc/cmake.rst
+++ b/doc/cmake.rst
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ own toolchain file as listed in the cmake-toolchains_ documentation
 
 Or use the toolchain and scripts provided by the Android SDK and make changes
 using the ``ANDROID_*`` variables listed there. Where ``<version>`` is whatever
-ndk version you have installed (tested with `23.2.8568313`) and ``<platform>``
+ndk version you have installed (tested with `28.1.13356709`) and ``<platform>``
 is for android sdk platform, (tested with ``android-29``)
 
 .. warning::
diff --git a/tools/android.py b/tools/android.py
index dbd38cdf..e63c1fd2 100644
--- a/tools/android.py
+++ b/tools/android.py
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ def options(opts):
     opts.Add(
         "android_api_level",
         "Target Android API level",
-        "21",
+        "24",
     )
     opts.Add(
         "ndk_version",
         "Fully qualified version of ndk to use for compilation.",
-        "23.2.8568313",
+        "28.1.13356709",
     )
     opts.Add(
         "ANDROID_HOME",
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ def generate(env):
         my_spawn.configure(env)
 
     # Validate API level
-    if int(env["android_api_level"]) < 21:
-        print("WARNING: minimum supported Android target api is 21. Forcing target api 21.")
-        env["android_api_level"] = "21"
+    if int(env["android_api_level"]) < 24:
+        print("WARNING: minimum supported Android target api is 24. Forcing target api 24.")
+        env["android_api_level"] = "24"
 
     # Setup toolchain
     toolchain = get_android_ndk_root(env) + "/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/"