diff --git a/packages/orm_flutter_android/android/build.gradle b/packages/orm_flutter_android/android/build.gradle
index 94114399..d3106760 100644
--- a/packages/orm_flutter_android/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/orm_flutter_android/android/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildscript {
 
     dependencies {
         // The Android Gradle Plugin knows how to build native code with the NDK.
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.0")
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.7.2")
     }
 }
 
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ rootProject.allprojects {
 apply plugin: "com.android.library"
 
 android {
-    if (project.android.hasProperty("namespace")) {
-        namespace = "dev.odroe.orm_flutter_android"
-    }
+    namespace = "dev.odroe.orm_flutter_android"
 
     // Bumping the plugin compileSdk version requires all clients of this plugin
     // to bump the version in their app.