diff --git a/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts b/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
index 84757adbd1..2af2c8f1a4 100644
--- a/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { Builder, parseString } from "xml2js";
 import {
 	IRuntimeGradleVersions,
 	INodePackageManager,
-	IAndroidToolsInfo,
 	IWatchIgnoreListService,
 } from "../declarations";
 import { IPlatformsDataService } from "../definitions/platform";
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ export class AndroidPluginBuildService implements IAndroidPluginBuildService {
 		private $fs: IFileSystem,
 		private $childProcess: IChildProcess,
 		private $hostInfo: IHostInfo,
-		private $androidToolsInfo: IAndroidToolsInfo,
 		private $logger: ILogger,
 		private $packageManager: INodePackageManager,
 		private $projectData: IProjectData,
@@ -423,6 +421,31 @@ export class AndroidPluginBuildService implements IAndroidPluginBuildService {
 		);
 		this.replaceFileContent(buildGradlePath, "{{pluginName}}", pluginName);
 		this.replaceFileContent(settingsGradlePath, "{{pluginName}}", pluginName);
+
+		// gets the package from the AndroidManifest to use as the namespace or fallback to the `org.nativescript.${shortPluginName}`
+		const shortPluginName = getShortPluginName(pluginName);
+
+		const manifestPath = path.join(
+			pluginTempDir,
+			"src",
+			"main",
+			"AndroidManifest.xml"
+		);
+		const manifestContent = this.$fs.readText(manifestPath);
+
+		let packageName = `org.nativescript.${shortPluginName}`;
+		const xml = await this.getXml(manifestContent);
+		if (xml["manifest"]) {
+			if (xml["manifest"]["$"]["package"]) {
+				packageName = xml["manifest"]["$"]["package"];
+			}
+		}
+
+		this.replaceFileContent(
+			buildGradlePath,
+			"{{pluginNamespace}}",
+			packageName
+		);
 	}
 
 	private async getRuntimeGradleVersions(
@@ -777,18 +800,6 @@ export class AndroidPluginBuildService implements IAndroidPluginBuildService {
 	private async buildPlugin(
 		pluginBuildSettings: IBuildAndroidPluginData
 	): Promise<void> {
-		if (!pluginBuildSettings.androidToolsInfo) {
-			this.$androidToolsInfo.validateInfo({
-				showWarningsAsErrors: true,
-				validateTargetSdk: true,
-				projectDir: pluginBuildSettings.projectDir,
-			});
-			pluginBuildSettings.androidToolsInfo =
-				this.$androidToolsInfo.getToolsInfo({
-					projectDir: pluginBuildSettings.projectDir,
-				});
-		}
-
 		const gradlew =
 			pluginBuildSettings.gradlePath ??
 			(this.$hostInfo.isWindows ? "gradlew.bat" : "./gradlew");
@@ -798,8 +809,6 @@ export class AndroidPluginBuildService implements IAndroidPluginBuildService {
 			pluginBuildSettings.pluginDir,
 			"assembleRelease",
 			`-PtempBuild=true`,
-			`-PcompileSdk=android-${pluginBuildSettings.androidToolsInfo.compileSdkVersion}`,
-			`-PbuildToolsVersion=${pluginBuildSettings.androidToolsInfo.buildToolsVersion}`,
 			`-PappPath=${this.$projectData.getAppDirectoryPath()}`,
 			`-PappResourcesPath=${this.$projectData.getAppResourcesDirectoryPath()}`,
 		];
diff --git a/lib/services/android/gradle-build-args-service.ts b/lib/services/android/gradle-build-args-service.ts
index d3c5dac1bc..2d0ce3ddec 100644
--- a/lib/services/android/gradle-build-args-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/android/gradle-build-args-service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from "path";
 import { Configurations } from "../../common/constants";
 import { IGradleBuildArgsService } from "../../definitions/gradle";
-import { IAndroidToolsInfo } from "../../declarations";
 import { IAndroidBuildData } from "../../definitions/build";
 import { IHooksService, IAnalyticsService } from "../../common/declarations";
 import { injector } from "../../common/yok";
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ import { IProjectData } from "../../definitions/project";
 
 export class GradleBuildArgsService implements IGradleBuildArgsService {
 	constructor(
-		private $androidToolsInfo: IAndroidToolsInfo,
 		private $hooksService: IHooksService,
 		private $analyticsService: IAnalyticsService,
 		private $staticConfig: Config.IStaticConfig,
@@ -49,18 +47,10 @@ export class GradleBuildArgsService implements IGradleBuildArgsService {
 	private getBaseTaskArgs(buildData: IAndroidBuildData): string[] {
 		const args = this.getBuildLoggingArgs();
 
-		const toolsInfo = this.$androidToolsInfo.getToolsInfo({
-			projectDir: buildData.projectDir,
-		});
-
 		// ensure we initialize project data
 		this.$projectData.initializeProjectData(buildData.projectDir);
 
 		args.push(
-			`-PcompileSdk=android-${toolsInfo.compileSdkVersion}`,
-			`-PtargetSdk=${toolsInfo.targetSdkVersion}`,
-			`-PbuildToolsVersion=${toolsInfo.buildToolsVersion}`,
-			`-PgenerateTypings=${toolsInfo.generateTypings}`,
 			`-PappPath=${this.$projectData.getAppDirectoryPath()}`,
 			`-PappResourcesPath=${this.$projectData.getAppResourcesDirectoryPath()}`
 		);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 329dba9e44..3c7dbc81c6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -969,9 +969,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/arborist": {
-      "version": "7.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-7.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VFsUaTrV8NR+0E2I+xhp6pPC5eAbMmSMSMZbS57aogLc6du6HWBPATFOaiNWwp1QTFVeP4aLhYixQM9hHfaAsA==",
+      "version": "7.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-7.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-13flK0DTIhG7VEmPtoKFoi+88hIjuZxuZAvnHUTthIFql1Kc51VlsMRpbJPIcDEZHaHkILwFjHRXtCUYdFWvAQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@isaacs/string-locale-compare": "^1.1.0",
         "@npmcli/fs": "^3.1.0",
@@ -982,6 +982,7 @@
         "@npmcli/node-gyp": "^3.0.0",
         "@npmcli/package-json": "^5.0.0",
         "@npmcli/query": "^3.1.0",
+        "@npmcli/redact": "^1.1.0",
         "@npmcli/run-script": "^7.0.2",
         "bin-links": "^4.0.1",
         "cacache": "^18.0.0",
@@ -989,12 +990,12 @@
         "hosted-git-info": "^7.0.1",
         "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^3.0.0",
         "json-stringify-nice": "^1.1.4",
-        "minimatch": "^9.0.0",
+        "minimatch": "^9.0.4",
         "nopt": "^7.0.0",
         "npm-install-checks": "^6.2.0",
         "npm-package-arg": "^11.0.1",
         "npm-pick-manifest": "^9.0.0",
-        "npm-registry-fetch": "^16.0.0",
+        "npm-registry-fetch": "^16.2.0",
         "npmlog": "^7.0.1",
         "pacote": "^17.0.4",
         "parse-conflict-json": "^3.0.0",
@@ -1015,11 +1016,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/node_modules/@sigstore/bundle": {
-      "version": "2.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/bundle/-/bundle-2.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5VI58qgNs76RDrwXNhpmyN/jKpq9evV/7f1XrcqcAfvxDl5SeVY/I5Rmfe96ULAV7/FK5dge9RBKGBJPhL1WsQ==",
+      "version": "2.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/bundle/-/bundle-2.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eqV17lO3EIFqCWK3969Rz+J8MYrRZKw9IBHpSo6DEcEX2c+uzDFOgHE9f2MnyDpfs48LFO4hXmk9KhQ74JzU1g==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.0"
+        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
@@ -1034,13 +1035,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/node_modules/@sigstore/sign": {
-      "version": "2.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/sign/-/sign-2.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LqlA+ffyN02yC7RKszCdMTS6bldZnIodiox+IkT8B2f8oRYXCB3LQ9roXeiEL21m64CVH1wyveYAORfD65WoSw==",
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/sign/-/sign-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tsAyV6FC3R3pHmKS880IXcDJuiFJiKITO1jxR1qbplcsBkZLBmjrEw5GbC7ikD6f5RU1hr7WnmxB/2kKc1qUWQ==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.2.0",
+        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.3.0",
         "@sigstore/core": "^1.0.0",
-        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.0",
+        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.1",
         "make-fetch-happen": "^13.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -1134,9 +1135,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/node_modules/pacote": {
-      "version": "17.0.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pacote/-/pacote-17.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-cJKrW21VRE8vVTRskJo78c/RCvwJCn1f4qgfxL4w77SOWrTCRcmfkYHlHtS0gqpgjv3zhXflRtgsrUCX5xwNnQ==",
+      "version": "17.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pacote/-/pacote-17.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sgvnoUMlkv9xHwDUKjKQFXVyUi8dtJGKp3vg6sYy+TxbDic5RjZCHF3ygv0EJgNRZ2GfRONjlKPUfokJ9lDpwQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@npmcli/git": "^5.0.0",
         "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^2.0.1",
@@ -1149,7 +1150,7 @@
         "npm-packlist": "^8.0.0",
         "npm-pick-manifest": "^9.0.0",
         "npm-registry-fetch": "^16.0.0",
-        "proc-log": "^3.0.0",
+        "proc-log": "^4.0.0",
         "promise-retry": "^2.0.1",
         "read-package-json": "^7.0.0",
         "read-package-json-fast": "^3.0.0",
@@ -1164,6 +1165,14 @@
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/node_modules/pacote/node_modules/proc-log": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proc-log/-/proc-log-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dmQ2iPw2nJMi9/4dpaG1wd0m1GE+K5kW7RGbjy5hoEEGnhPIzsm+klBO5RGGdcoYbWsNtU2KSNAdEldts+icLg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/node_modules/read-package-json": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-package-json/-/read-package-json-7.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1179,16 +1188,16 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/node_modules/sigstore": {
-      "version": "2.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sigstore/-/sigstore-2.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2A3WvXkQurhuMgORgT60r6pOWiCOO5LlEqY2ADxGBDGVYLSo5HN0uLtb68YpVpuL/Vi8mLTe7+0Dx2Fq8lLqEg==",
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sigstore/-/sigstore-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-q+o8L2ebiWD1AxD17eglf1pFrl9jtW7FHa0ygqY6EKvibK8JHyq9Z26v9MZXeDiw+RbfOJ9j2v70M10Hd6E06A==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.2.0",
+        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.3.1",
         "@sigstore/core": "^1.0.0",
-        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.0",
-        "@sigstore/sign": "^2.2.3",
+        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.1",
+        "@sigstore/sign": "^2.3.0",
         "@sigstore/tuf": "^2.3.1",
-        "@sigstore/verify": "^1.1.0"
+        "@sigstore/verify": "^1.2.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
@@ -1219,14 +1228,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/git": {
-      "version": "5.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/git/-/git-5.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nr6/WezNzuYUppzXRaYu/W4aT5rLxdXqEFupbh6e/ovlYFQ8hpu1UUPV3Ir/YTl+74iXl2ZOMlGzudh9ZPUchQ==",
+      "version": "5.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/git/-/git-5.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4x/182sKXmQkf0EtXxT26GEsaOATpD7WVtza5hrYivWZeo6QefC6xq9KAXrnjtFKBZ4rZwR7aX/zClYYXgtwLw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@npmcli/promise-spawn": "^7.0.0",
         "lru-cache": "^10.0.1",
         "npm-pick-manifest": "^9.0.0",
-        "proc-log": "^3.0.0",
+        "proc-log": "^4.0.0",
         "promise-inflight": "^1.0.1",
         "promise-retry": "^2.0.1",
         "semver": "^7.3.5",
@@ -1236,6 +1245,14 @@
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@npmcli/git/node_modules/proc-log": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proc-log/-/proc-log-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dmQ2iPw2nJMi9/4dpaG1wd0m1GE+K5kW7RGbjy5hoEEGnhPIzsm+klBO5RGGdcoYbWsNtU2KSNAdEldts+icLg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/installed-package-contents": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/installed-package-contents/-/installed-package-contents-2.0.2.tgz",
@@ -1252,9 +1269,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/map-workspaces": {
-      "version": "3.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/map-workspaces/-/map-workspaces-3.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Z0TbvXkRbacjFFLpVpV0e2mheCh+WzQpcqL+4xp49uNJOxOnIAPZyXtUxZ5Qn3QBTGKA11Exjd9a5411rBrhDg==",
+      "version": "3.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/map-workspaces/-/map-workspaces-3.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tkYs0OYnzQm6iIRdfy+LcLBjcKuQCeE5YLb8KnrIlutJfheNaPvPpgoFEyEFgbjzl5PLZ3IA/BWAwRU0eHuQDA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@npmcli/name-from-folder": "^2.0.0",
         "glob": "^10.2.2",
@@ -1309,25 +1326,42 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator": {
-      "version": "7.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/-/metavuln-calculator-7.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Pw0tyX02VkpqlIQlG2TeiJNsdrecYeUU0ubZZa9pi3N37GCsxI+en43u4hYFdq+eSx1A9a9vwFAUyqEtKFsbHQ==",
+      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/-/metavuln-calculator-7.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-D4VZzVLZ4Mw+oUCWyQ6qzlm5SGlrLnhKtZscDwQXFFc1FUPvw69Ibo2E5ZpJAmjFSYkA5UlCievWmREW0JLC3w==",
       "dependencies": {
         "cacache": "^18.0.0",
         "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^3.0.0",
-        "pacote": "^17.0.0",
+        "pacote": "^18.0.0",
+        "proc-log": "^4.1.0",
         "semver": "^7.3.5"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/node_modules/@npmcli/run-script": {
+      "version": "8.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/run-script/-/run-script-8.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5noc+eCQmX1W9nlFUe65n5MIteikd3vOA2sEPdXtlUv68KWyHNFZnT/LDRXu/E4nZ5yxjciP30pADr/GQ97W1w==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@npmcli/node-gyp": "^3.0.0",
+        "@npmcli/package-json": "^5.0.0",
+        "@npmcli/promise-spawn": "^7.0.0",
+        "node-gyp": "^10.0.0",
+        "proc-log": "^4.0.0",
+        "which": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/node_modules/@sigstore/bundle": {
-      "version": "2.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/bundle/-/bundle-2.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5VI58qgNs76RDrwXNhpmyN/jKpq9evV/7f1XrcqcAfvxDl5SeVY/I5Rmfe96ULAV7/FK5dge9RBKGBJPhL1WsQ==",
+      "version": "2.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/bundle/-/bundle-2.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eqV17lO3EIFqCWK3969Rz+J8MYrRZKw9IBHpSo6DEcEX2c+uzDFOgHE9f2MnyDpfs48LFO4hXmk9KhQ74JzU1g==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.0"
+        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
@@ -1342,13 +1376,13 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/node_modules/@sigstore/sign": {
-      "version": "2.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/sign/-/sign-2.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LqlA+ffyN02yC7RKszCdMTS6bldZnIodiox+IkT8B2f8oRYXCB3LQ9roXeiEL21m64CVH1wyveYAORfD65WoSw==",
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/sign/-/sign-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tsAyV6FC3R3pHmKS880IXcDJuiFJiKITO1jxR1qbplcsBkZLBmjrEw5GbC7ikD6f5RU1hr7WnmxB/2kKc1qUWQ==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.2.0",
+        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.3.0",
         "@sigstore/core": "^1.0.0",
-        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.0",
+        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.1",
         "make-fetch-happen": "^13.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -1442,14 +1476,14 @@
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-      "version": "17.0.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pacote/-/pacote-17.0.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-cJKrW21VRE8vVTRskJo78c/RCvwJCn1f4qgfxL4w77SOWrTCRcmfkYHlHtS0gqpgjv3zhXflRtgsrUCX5xwNnQ==",
+      "version": "18.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pacote/-/pacote-18.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ma7uVt/q3Sb3XbLwUjOeClz+7feHjMOFegHn5whw++x+GzikZkAq/2auklSbRuy6EI2iJh1/ZqCpVaUcxRaeqQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@npmcli/git": "^5.0.0",
         "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^2.0.1",
         "@npmcli/promise-spawn": "^7.0.0",
-        "@npmcli/run-script": "^7.0.0",
+        "@npmcli/run-script": "^8.0.0",
         "cacache": "^18.0.0",
         "fs-minipass": "^3.0.0",
         "minipass": "^7.0.2",
@@ -1457,7 +1491,7 @@
         "npm-packlist": "^8.0.0",
         "npm-pick-manifest": "^9.0.0",
         "npm-registry-fetch": "^16.0.0",
-        "proc-log": "^3.0.0",
+        "proc-log": "^4.0.0",
         "promise-retry": "^2.0.1",
         "read-package-json": "^7.0.0",
         "read-package-json-fast": "^3.0.0",
@@ -1472,6 +1506,14 @@
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/node_modules/proc-log": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proc-log/-/proc-log-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dmQ2iPw2nJMi9/4dpaG1wd0m1GE+K5kW7RGbjy5hoEEGnhPIzsm+klBO5RGGdcoYbWsNtU2KSNAdEldts+icLg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/metavuln-calculator/node_modules/read-package-json": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-package-json/-/read-package-json-7.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1487,16 +1529,16 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sigstore/-/sigstore-2.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2A3WvXkQurhuMgORgT60r6pOWiCOO5LlEqY2ADxGBDGVYLSo5HN0uLtb68YpVpuL/Vi8mLTe7+0Dx2Fq8lLqEg==",
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sigstore/-/sigstore-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-q+o8L2ebiWD1AxD17eglf1pFrl9jtW7FHa0ygqY6EKvibK8JHyq9Z26v9MZXeDiw+RbfOJ9j2v70M10Hd6E06A==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.2.0",
+        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.3.1",
         "@sigstore/core": "^1.0.0",
-        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.0",
-        "@sigstore/sign": "^2.2.3",
+        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.1",
+        "@sigstore/sign": "^2.3.0",
         "@sigstore/tuf": "^2.3.1",
-        "@sigstore/verify": "^1.1.0"
+        "@sigstore/verify": "^1.2.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
@@ -1558,16 +1600,16 @@
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     "node_modules/@npmcli/package-json": {
-      "version": "5.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/package-json/-/package-json-5.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OI2zdYBLhQ7kpNPaJxiflofYIpkNLi+lnGdzqUOfRmCF3r2l1nadcjtCYMJKv/Utm/ZtlffaUuTiAktPHbc17g==",
+      "version": "5.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/package-json/-/package-json-5.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cgsjCvld2wMqkUqvY+SZI+1ZJ7umGBYc9IAKfqJRKJCcs7hCQYxScUgdsyrRINk3VmdCYf9TXiLBHQ6ECTxhtg==",
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         "glob": "^10.2.2",
         "hosted-git-info": "^7.0.0",
         "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^3.0.0",
         "normalize-package-data": "^6.0.0",
-        "proc-log": "^3.0.0",
+        "proc-log": "^4.0.0",
         "semver": "^7.5.3"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -1617,6 +1659,14 @@
         "node": ">=16 || 14 >=14.17"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@npmcli/package-json/node_modules/proc-log": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proc-log/-/proc-log-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dmQ2iPw2nJMi9/4dpaG1wd0m1GE+K5kW7RGbjy5hoEEGnhPIzsm+klBO5RGGdcoYbWsNtU2KSNAdEldts+icLg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/promise-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/promise-spawn/-/promise-spawn-7.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1639,6 +1689,14 @@
         "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@npmcli/redact": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/redact/-/redact-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PfnWuOkQgu7gCbnSsAisaX7hKOdZ4wSAhAzH3/ph5dSGau52kCRrMMGbiSQLwyTZpgldkZ49b0brkOr1AzGBHQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/run-script": {
       "version": "7.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/run-script/-/run-script-7.0.4.tgz",
@@ -1949,24 +2007,24 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@sigstore/verify": {
-      "version": "1.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/verify/-/verify-1.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-BNANJms49rw9Q5J+fJjrDqOQSzjXDcOq/pgKDaVdDoIvQwqIfaoUriy+fQfh8sBX04hr4bkkrwu3EbhQqoQH7A==",
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/verify/-/verify-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hQF60nc9yab+Csi4AyoAmilGNfpXT+EXdBgFkP9OgPwIBPwyqVf7JAWPtmqrrrneTmAT6ojv7OlH1f6Ix5BG4Q==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.2.0",
+        "@sigstore/bundle": "^2.3.1",
         "@sigstore/core": "^1.1.0",
-        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.0"
+        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@sigstore/verify/node_modules/@sigstore/bundle": {
-      "version": "2.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/bundle/-/bundle-2.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5VI58qgNs76RDrwXNhpmyN/jKpq9evV/7f1XrcqcAfvxDl5SeVY/I5Rmfe96ULAV7/FK5dge9RBKGBJPhL1WsQ==",
+      "version": "2.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sigstore/bundle/-/bundle-2.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eqV17lO3EIFqCWK3969Rz+J8MYrRZKw9IBHpSo6DEcEX2c+uzDFOgHE9f2MnyDpfs48LFO4hXmk9KhQ74JzU1g==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.0"
+        "@sigstore/protobuf-specs": "^0.3.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
@@ -2221,9 +2279,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/color-name": {
-      "version": "1.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-87W6MJCKZYDhLAx/J1ikW8niMvmGRyY+rpUxWpL1cO7F8Uu5CHuQoFv+R0/L5pgNdW4jTyda42kv60uwVIPjLw==",
+      "version": "1.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hulKeREDdLFesGQjl96+4aoJSHY5b2GRjagzzcqCfIrWhe5vkCqIvrLbqzBaI1q94Vg8DNJZZqTR5ocdWmWclg==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@types/convert-source-map": {
@@ -3265,9 +3323,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/builtins": {
-      "version": "5.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/builtins/-/builtins-5.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qwVpFEHNfhYJIzNRBvd2C1kyo6jz3ZSMPyyuR47OPdiKWlbYnZNyDWuyR175qDnAJLiCo5fBBqPb3RiXgWlkOQ==",
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/builtins/-/builtins-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SW9lzGTLvWTP1AY8xeAMZimqDrIaSdLQUcVr9DMef51niJ022Ri87SwRRKYm4A6iHfkPaiVUu/Duw2Wc4J7kKg==",
       "dependencies": {
         "semver": "^7.0.0"
       }
@@ -9725,12 +9783,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/npm-package-arg": {
-      "version": "11.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-package-arg/-/npm-package-arg-11.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-M7s1BD4NxdAvBKUPqqRW957Xwcl/4Zvo8Aj+ANrzvIPzGJZElrH7Z//rSaec2ORcND6FHHLnZeY8qgTpXDMFQQ==",
+      "version": "11.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-package-arg/-/npm-package-arg-11.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IGN0IAwmhDJwy13Wc8k+4PEbTPhpJnMtfR53ZbOyjkvmEcLS4nCwp6mvMWjS5sUjeiW3mpx6cHmuhKEu9XmcQw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "hosted-git-info": "^7.0.0",
-        "proc-log": "^3.0.0",
+        "proc-log": "^4.0.0",
         "semver": "^7.3.5",
         "validate-npm-package-name": "^5.0.0"
       },
@@ -9738,6 +9796,14 @@
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/npm-package-arg/node_modules/proc-log": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proc-log/-/proc-log-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dmQ2iPw2nJMi9/4dpaG1wd0m1GE+K5kW7RGbjy5hoEEGnhPIzsm+klBO5RGGdcoYbWsNtU2KSNAdEldts+icLg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/npm-packlist": {
       "version": "7.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-packlist/-/npm-packlist-7.0.4.tgz",
@@ -9764,17 +9830,18 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/npm-registry-fetch": {
-      "version": "16.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-registry-fetch/-/npm-registry-fetch-16.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PQCELXKt8Azvxnt5Y85GseQDJJlglTFM9L9U9gkv2y4e9s0k3GVDdOx3YoB6gm2Do0hlkzC39iCGXby+Wve1Bw==",
+      "version": "16.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-registry-fetch/-/npm-registry-fetch-16.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8l+7jxhim55S85fjiDGJ1rZXBWGtRLi1OSb4Z3BPLObPuIaeKRlPRiYMSHU4/81ck3t71Z+UwDDl47gcpmfQQA==",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@npmcli/redact": "^1.1.0",
         "make-fetch-happen": "^13.0.0",
         "minipass": "^7.0.2",
         "minipass-fetch": "^3.0.0",
         "minipass-json-stream": "^1.0.1",
         "minizlib": "^2.1.2",
         "npm-package-arg": "^11.0.0",
-        "proc-log": "^3.0.0"
+        "proc-log": "^4.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
@@ -9788,6 +9855,14 @@
         "node": ">=16 || 14 >=14.17"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/npm-registry-fetch/node_modules/proc-log": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proc-log/-/proc-log-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dmQ2iPw2nJMi9/4dpaG1wd0m1GE+K5kW7RGbjy5hoEEGnhPIzsm+klBO5RGGdcoYbWsNtU2KSNAdEldts+icLg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/npm-run-path": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-run-path/-/npm-run-path-2.0.2.tgz",
@@ -11017,9 +11092,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/path-to-regexp": {
-      "version": "6.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-6.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JLyh7xT1kizaEvcaXOQwOc2/Yhw6KZOvPf1S8401UyLk86CU79LN3vl7ztXGm/pZ+YjoyAJ4rxmHwbkBXJX+yw==",
+      "version": "6.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-6.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GQX3SSMokngb36+whdpRXE+3f9V8UzyAorlYvOGx87ufGHehNTn5lCxrKtLyZ4Yl/wEKnNnr98ZzOwwDZV5ogw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/path-type": {
@@ -11367,9 +11442,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/qs": {
-      "version": "6.12.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.12.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-trVZiI6RMOkO476zLGaBIzszOdFPnCCXHPG9kn0yuS1uz6xdVxPfZdB3vUig9pxPFDM9BRAgz/YUIVQ1/vuiUg==",
+      "version": "6.12.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.12.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zWmv4RSuB9r2mYQw3zxQuHWeU+42aKi1wWig/j4ele4ygELZ7PEO6MM7rim9oAQH2A5MWfsAVf/jPvTPgCbvUQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "side-channel": "^1.0.6"
@@ -12993,9 +13068,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/socks": {
-      "version": "2.8.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socks/-/socks-2.8.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-B6w7tkwNid7ToxjZ08rQMT8M9BJAf8DKx8Ft4NivzH0zBUfd6jldGcisJn/RLgxcX3FPNDdNQCUEMMT79b+oCQ==",
+      "version": "2.8.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socks/-/socks-2.8.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-l5x7VUUWbjVFbafGLxPWkYsHIhEvmF85tbIeFZWc8ZPtoMyybuEhL7Jye/ooC4/d48FgOjSJXgsF/AJPYCW8Zw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "ip-address": "^9.0.5",
         "smart-buffer": "^4.2.0"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d74038d954..c591ab0368 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nativescript",
   "main": "./lib/nativescript-cli-lib.js",
-  "version": "8.7.2",
+  "version": "8.8.0-alpha.1",
   "author": "NativeScript <support@nativescript.org>",
   "description": "Command-line interface for building NativeScript projects",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/test/services/android/gradle-build-args-service.ts b/test/services/android/gradle-build-args-service.ts
index e09a33478e..a0e2ff5cd6 100644
--- a/test/services/android/gradle-build-args-service.ts
+++ b/test/services/android/gradle-build-args-service.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ const ksPath = temp.path({ prefix: "ksPath" });
 const expectedInfoLoggingArgs = ["--quiet"];
 const expectedTraceLoggingArgs = ["--stacktrace", "--debug"];
 const expectedDebugBuildArgs = [
-	"-PcompileSdk=android-28",
-	"-PtargetSdk=26",
-	"-PbuildToolsVersion=my-build-tools-version",
-	"-PgenerateTypings=true",
 	"-PappPath=/path/to/projectDir/app".replace(/\//g, path.sep),
 	"-PappResourcesPath=/path/to/projectDir/app/App_Resources".replace(
 		/\//g,
@@ -124,8 +120,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedReleaseBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for debug build with info log and android bundle",
+				name: "should return correct args for debug build with info log and android bundle",
 				buildConfig: { release: false, androidBundle: true },
 				logLevel: "INFO",
 				expectedResult: ["bundleDebug"]
@@ -133,8 +128,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedDebugBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for debug build with trace log and android bundle",
+				name: "should return correct args for debug build with trace log and android bundle",
 				buildConfig: { release: false, androidBundle: true },
 				logLevel: "TRACE",
 				expectedResult: ["bundleDebug"]
@@ -142,8 +136,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedDebugBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for release build with info log and android bundle",
+				name: "should return correct args for release build with info log and android bundle",
 				buildConfig: { ...releaseBuildConfig, androidBundle: true },
 				logLevel: "INFO",
 				expectedResult: ["bundleRelease"]
@@ -151,8 +144,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedReleaseBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for release build with trace log and android bundle",
+				name: "should return correct args for release build with trace log and android bundle",
 				buildConfig: { ...releaseBuildConfig, androidBundle: true },
 				logLevel: "TRACE",
 				expectedResult: ["bundleRelease"]
@@ -189,8 +181,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedDebugBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for release clean build with info log",
+				name: "should return correct args for release clean build with info log",
 				buildConfig: releaseBuildConfig,
 				logLevel: "INFO",
 				expectedResult: ["clean"]
@@ -198,8 +189,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedReleaseBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for release clean build with trace log",
+				name: "should return correct args for release clean build with trace log",
 				buildConfig: releaseBuildConfig,
 				logLevel: "TRACE",
 				expectedResult: ["clean"]
@@ -207,8 +197,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedReleaseBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for debug clean build with info log and android bundle",
+				name: "should return correct args for debug clean build with info log and android bundle",
 				buildConfig: { release: false, androidBundle: true },
 				logLevel: "INFO",
 				expectedResult: ["clean"]
@@ -216,8 +205,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedDebugBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for debug clean build with trace log and android bundle",
+				name: "should return correct args for debug clean build with trace log and android bundle",
 				buildConfig: { release: false, androidBundle: true },
 				logLevel: "TRACE",
 				expectedResult: ["clean"]
@@ -225,8 +213,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedDebugBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for release clean build with info log and android bundle",
+				name: "should return correct args for release clean build with info log and android bundle",
 				buildConfig: { ...releaseBuildConfig, androidBundle: true },
 				logLevel: "INFO",
 				expectedResult: ["clean"]
@@ -234,8 +221,7 @@ describe("GradleBuildArgsService", () => {
 					.concat(expectedReleaseBuildArgs),
 			},
 			{
-				name:
-					"should return correct args for release clean build with trace log and android bundle",
+				name: "should return correct args for release clean build with trace log and android bundle",
 				buildConfig: { ...releaseBuildConfig, androidBundle: true },
 				logLevel: "TRACE",
 				expectedResult: ["clean"]
diff --git a/vendor/aab-tool/README.txt b/vendor/aab-tool/README.txt
index 36cfe7cd3b..347e8774d3 100644
--- a/vendor/aab-tool/README.txt
+++ b/vendor/aab-tool/README.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Downloaded from https://github.com/google/bundletool/releases/tag/1.8.2
\ No newline at end of file
+Downloaded from https://github.com/google/bundletool/releases/tag/1.15.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vendor/aab-tool/bundletool.jar b/vendor/aab-tool/bundletool.jar
index c4e0cc7372..6d7f4a2d2e 100644
Binary files a/vendor/aab-tool/bundletool.jar and b/vendor/aab-tool/bundletool.jar differ
diff --git a/vendor/gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/vendor/gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index 38092efde4..41d463f4be 100644
--- a/vendor/gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/vendor/gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ buildscript {
     def getDepPlatformDir = { dep ->
         file("${project.ext.USER_PROJECT_ROOT}/${project.ext.PLATFORMS_ANDROID}/${dep.directory}/$PLATFORMS_ANDROID")
     }
-    def computeKotlinVersion = { -> project.hasProperty("kotlinVersion") ? kotlinVersion : "1.8.20" }
+    def computeKotlinVersion = { -> project.hasProperty("kotlinVersion") ? kotlinVersion : "2.0.0" }
     def kotlinVersion = computeKotlinVersion()
     repositories {
         google()
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:{{runtimeAndroidPluginVersion}}'
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ allprojects {
             url 'https://maven.google.com/'
             name 'Google'
         }
-        jcenter()
         if (pluginDependencies.size() > 0) {
             flatDir {
                 dirs pluginDependencies
@@ -145,13 +144,29 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 
-def computeCompileSdkVersion = { -> project.hasProperty("compileSdk") ? compileSdk : 31 }
-def computeTargetSdkVersion = { -> project.hasProperty("targetSdk") ? targetSdk : 31 as int }
+def computeCompileSdkVersion = { -> project.hasProperty("compileSdk") ? compileSdk : 34 }
+def computeTargetSdkVersion = { -> project.hasProperty("targetSdk") ? targetSdk : 34 as int }
 def computeBuildToolsVersion = { ->
-    project.hasProperty("buildToolsVersion") ? buildToolsVersion : "31.0.0"
+    project.hasProperty("buildToolsVersion") ? buildToolsVersion : "34.0.0"
 }
 
 android {
+    namespace "{{pluginNamespace}}"
+
+    kotlinOptions {
+        jvmTarget = '17'
+    }
+
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    }
+
+
+    if (project.hasProperty("ndkVersion")) {
+        ndkVersion project.ndkVersion
+    }
+
     def applyPluginGradleConfigurations = { ->
         nativescriptDependencies.each { dep ->
             def includeGradlePath = "${getDepPlatformDir(dep)}/include.gradle"
@@ -205,15 +220,6 @@ task addDependenciesFromNativeScriptPlugins {
     }
 }
 
-afterEvaluate {
-    def generateBuildConfig =  project.hasProperty("generateBuildConfig") ? project.generateBuildConfig : false
-    def generateR =  project.hasProperty("generateR") ? project.generateR : false
-    generateReleaseBuildConfig.enabled = generateBuildConfig
-    generateDebugBuildConfig.enabled = generateBuildConfig
-    generateReleaseResValues.enabled = generateR
-    generateDebugResValues.enabled = generateR
-}
-
 tasks.whenTaskAdded({ DefaultTask currentTask ->
     if (currentTask.name == 'bundleRelease' || currentTask.name == 'bundleDebug') {
         def generateBuildConfig =  project.hasProperty("generateBuildConfig") ? project.generateBuildConfig : false