diff --git a/core/android_manifest.mk b/core/android_manifest.mk
index d1cfe15..8e8bfec 100644
--- a/core/android_manifest.mk
+++ b/core/android_manifest.mk
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@
 
 full_android_manifest := $(intermediates.COMMON)/manifest/AndroidManifest.xml
 
-ifdef LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION
-  $(full_android_manifest): PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION := $(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION)
-else ifneq (,$(filter-out current system_current test_current core_current, $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
-  $(full_android_manifest): PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION := $(call get-numeric-sdk-version,$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
-else
-  $(full_android_manifest): PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION := $(DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(strip $(my_full_libs_manifest_files)))
   # Set up rules to merge library manifest files
   fixed_android_manifest := $(intermediates.COMMON)/manifest/AndroidManifest.xml.fixed
@@ -54,6 +46,20 @@
   fixed_android_manifest := $(full_android_manifest)
 endif
 
+ifdef LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION
+  $(fixed_android_manifest): PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION := $(LOCAL_MIN_SDK_VERSION)
+else ifneq (,$(filter-out current system_current test_current core_current, $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
+  $(fixed_android_manifest): PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION := $(call get-numeric-sdk-version,$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
+else
+  $(fixed_android_manifest): PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION := $(DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter-out current system_current test_current core_current, $(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION)))
+  $(fixed_android_manifest): PRIVATE_TARGET_SDK_VERSION := $(call get-numeric-sdk-version,$(LOCAL_SDK_VERSION))
+else
+  $(fixed_android_manifest): PRIVATE_TARGET_SDK_VERSION := $(DEFAULT_APP_TARGET_SDK)
+endif
+
 my_exported_sdk_libs_file := $(call local-intermediates-dir,COMMON)/exported-sdk-libs
 $(fixed_android_manifest): PRIVATE_EXPORTED_SDK_LIBS_FILE := $(my_exported_sdk_libs_file)
 $(fixed_android_manifest): $(my_exported_sdk_libs_file)
@@ -71,6 +77,8 @@
 	@echo "Fix manifest: $@"
 	$(MANIFEST_FIXER) \
 	  --minSdkVersion $(PRIVATE_MIN_SDK_VERSION) \
+          --targetSdkVersion $(PRIVATE_TARGET_SDK_VERSION) \
+          --raise-min-sdk-version \
 	  $(PRIVATE_MANIFEST_FIXER_FLAGS) \
 	  $(if (PRIVATE_EXPORTED_SDK_LIBS_FILE),\
 	    $$(cat $(PRIVATE_EXPORTED_SDK_LIBS_FILE) | sort -u | sed -e 's/^/\ --uses-library\ /' | tr '\n' ' ')) \