diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25432f8e..2d7a4338 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ return Scaffold(
 1. If you want to use local files on Android, add the following dependency to `myapp/pubspec.yaml`:
 
   ```yaml
-    permission_handler: ^8.1.1
+    permission_handler: ^11.3.1
   ```
 
 2. Open `lib/main.dart`, replace the entire file with the following:
diff --git a/example/android/app/build.gradle b/example/android/app/build.gradle
index 072fd237..dd542e91 100644
--- a/example/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+plugins {
+    id "com.android.application"
+    id "dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin"
+}
+
 def localProperties = new Properties()
 def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
 if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
@@ -6,11 +11,6 @@ if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
     }
 }
 
-def flutterRoot = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.sdk')
-if (flutterRoot == null) {
-    throw new GradleException("Flutter SDK not found. Define location with flutter.sdk in the local.properties file.")
-}
-
 def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
 if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
     flutterVersionCode = '1'
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
     flutterVersionName = '1.0'
 }
 
-apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
-apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"
-
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 33
+    compileSdkVersion 34
     ndkVersion flutter.ndkVersion
 
     compileOptions {
diff --git a/example/android/build.gradle b/example/android/build.gradle
index e29a4431..bc157bd1 100644
--- a/example/android/build.gradle
+++ b/example/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        google()
-        mavenCentral()
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.2'
-    }
-}
-
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         google()
@@ -24,6 +13,6 @@ subprojects {
     project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
 }
 
-task clean(type: Delete) {
+tasks.register("clean", Delete) {
     delete rootProject.buildDir
 }
diff --git a/example/android/settings.gradle b/example/android/settings.gradle
index 44e62bcf..a7f13a03 100644
--- a/example/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/example/android/settings.gradle
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
-include ':app'
+pluginManagement {
+    def flutterSdkPath = {
+        def properties = new Properties()
+        file("local.properties").withInputStream { properties.load(it) }
+        def flutterSdkPath = properties.getProperty("flutter.sdk")
+        assert flutterSdkPath != null, "flutter.sdk not set in local.properties"
+        return flutterSdkPath
+    }()
 
-def localPropertiesFile = new File(rootProject.projectDir, "local.properties")
-def properties = new Properties()
+    includeBuild("$flutterSdkPath/packages/flutter_tools/gradle")
 
-assert localPropertiesFile.exists()
-localPropertiesFile.withReader("UTF-8") { reader -> properties.load(reader) }
+    repositories {
+        google()
+        mavenCentral()
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+    }
+}
 
-def flutterSdkPath = properties.getProperty("flutter.sdk")
-assert flutterSdkPath != null, "flutter.sdk not set in local.properties"
-apply from: "$flutterSdkPath/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/app_plugin_loader.gradle"
+plugins {
+    id "dev.flutter.flutter-plugin-loader" version "1.0.0"
+    id "com.android.application" version "7.1.2" apply false
+}
+
+include ":app"
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diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index da64fe84..edcedcd6 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: pdftron_flutter
 description: A convenience wrapper to build Flutter apps that use the PDFTron mobile SDK for smooth, flexible, and stand-alone document viewing.
-version: 1.0.1-37
+version: 1.0.1-38
 homepage: https://www.apryse.com
 repository: https://github.com/ApryseSDK/pdftron-flutter
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/ApryseSDK/pdftron-flutter/issues