diff --git a/templates/android/template/app/build.gradle b/templates/android/template/app/build.gradle
index 40aa08b13..d2e5260d6 100644
--- a/templates/android/template/app/build.gradle
+++ b/templates/android/template/app/build.gradle
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	api fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-	::if (ANDROID_LIBRARY_PROJECTS)::::foreach (ANDROID_LIBRARY_PROJECTS)::api project(':deps:::name::')
+	implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+	::if (ANDROID_LIBRARY_PROJECTS)::::foreach (ANDROID_LIBRARY_PROJECTS)::implementation project(':deps:::name::')
 	::end::::end::
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/android/template/build.gradle b/templates/android/template/build.gradle
index 7ffb01761..55388aaba 100644
--- a/templates/android/template/build.gradle
+++ b/templates/android/template/build.gradle
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ configure(subprojects.findAll {!it.file('build.gradle').exists() && it.file('bui
 	}
 
 	dependencies {
-		api project(':deps:extension-api')
+		implementation project(':deps:extension-api')
 	}
 }
diff --git a/templates/extension/dependencies/android/build.gradle b/templates/extension/dependencies/android/build.gradle
index f08ae46f6..8b5014f91 100644
--- a/templates/extension/dependencies/android/build.gradle
+++ b/templates/extension/dependencies/android/build.gradle
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-	api project(':deps:extension-api')
+	implementation project(':deps:extension-api')
 }