diff --git a/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py b/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
index c77b220307..3d947b46bd 100755
--- a/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, join(curdir, "tools", "external"))
 
 
-DEFAULT_ANDROID_API = 14
+DEFAULT_ANDROID_API = 15
 
 class LevelDifferentiatingFormatter(logging.Formatter):
     def format(self, record):