diff --git a/AnkiDroid/build.gradle b/AnkiDroid/build.gradle
index 65429e3331..d0d5858c99 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/build.gradle
+++ b/AnkiDroid/build.gradle
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // Backend libraries
 
-    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin:3.21.5' // This is required when loading from a file
+    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin:3.21.6' // This is required when loading from a file
 
     Properties localProperties = new Properties()
     if (project.rootProject.file('local.properties').exists()) {
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test:$kotlin_version"
     testImplementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit5:$kotlin_version"
     testImplementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:$coroutines_version"
-    testImplementation "io.mockk:mockk:1.12.7"
+    testImplementation "io.mockk:mockk:1.12.8"
     testImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-exec:1.3' // obtaining the OS
 
     // debugImplementation required vs testImplementation: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/128612536
diff --git a/api/build.gradle b/api/build.gradle
index afe0eaadd9..9b722e2805 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle
+++ b/api/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion 33
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdkVersion 14
+        minSdkVersion 16
         //noinspection OldTargetApi
         targetSdkVersion 29
     }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9d0101563f..e8347f68db 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompilerExecutionStrategy
 buildscript {
     // The version for the Kotlin plugin and dependencies
     ext.kotlin_version = '1.7.10'
-    ext.lint_version = '30.2.2'
+    ext.lint_version = '30.3.0'
     ext.acra_version = '5.7.0'
     ext.ankidroid_backend_version = '0.1.15-anki2.1.54' // this is parsed in tools/setup-anki-backend.sh
     ext.hamcrest_version = '2.2'
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildscript {
         }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.0'
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
         classpath "app.brant:amazonappstorepublisher:0.1.0"