diff --git a/exampleapp/build.gradle b/exampleapp/build.gradle
index 23be4b51..45254d7e 100644
--- a/exampleapp/build.gradle
+++ b/exampleapp/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ android {
         release {
         }
     }
+    namespace 'org.matomo.demo'
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/exampleapp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/exampleapp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3a7ea8cb..815af09b 100644
--- a/exampleapp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/exampleapp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<manifest
-    package="org.matomo.demo"
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
diff --git a/tracker/build.gradle b/tracker/build.gradle
index 361415cc..8eb81394 100644
--- a/tracker/build.gradle
+++ b/tracker/build.gradle
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ android {
     }
 
     testOptions.unitTests.includeAndroidResources = true
+    namespace 'org.matomo.sdk'
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/tracker/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/tracker/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d373a842..1e1ec949 100644
--- a/tracker/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tracker/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-          xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-          package="org.matomo.sdk">
+          xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
     <!-- added suppression for timber since 4.1.2 has minsdk 15 because google doesn't show it in the dashboard -->
     <uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary="timber.log"/>