diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle
index 750a435d99..d9e6808aaf 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/build.tmpl.gradle
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ android {
         noCompress "tflite"
     }
 
+    dependenciesInfo {
+        // Disables dependency metadata when building APKs.
+        includeInApk = false
+        // Disables dependency metadata when building Android App Bundles.
+        includeInBundle = false
+    }
+
 }
 
 dependencies {