diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index b37b54aa9..8156e310a 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     >
     <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="7"
-       android:targetSdkVersion="15"
+           android:targetSdkVersion="17"
        />
     <supports-screens
         android:largeScreens="true"
diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index dbb016d2f..94aa20e23 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 split.density=false
 java.encoding=utf8
 # Project target.
-target=android-15
+target=android-17
 extensible.libs.classpath=compile-only-libs
 android.library.reference.1=plugins/ActionBarSherlock/library
 android.library.reference.2=plugins/Android-PullToRefresh/library