diff --git a/ammolite/build.gradle b/ammolite/build.gradle
index b81832b59..2d06634ce 100644
--- a/ammolite/build.gradle
+++ b/ammolite/build.gradle
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdk 26
+        targetSdk 34
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         consumerProguardFiles "consumer-rules.pro"
@@ -16,16 +17,26 @@ android {
 
     buildTypes {
         release {
-            minifyEnabled false
+            minifyEnabled true
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
+        create("benchmark") {
+            initWith(getByName("release"))
+            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
+        }
     }
     compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
     }
     kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = '1.8'
+        jvmTarget = '17'
+        freeCompilerArgs += "-Xstring-concat=inline"
+    }
+    packagingOptions {
+        resources {
+            excludes += ['**/libscrypt.dylib']
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/benchmark/build.gradle b/benchmark/build.gradle
index cf523ff76..b2f754cb2 100644
--- a/benchmark/build.gradle
+++ b/benchmark/build.gradle
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation libs.androidx.benchmark.junit4
     androidTestImplementation project(path: ':quartz')
     androidTestImplementation project(path: ':commons')
+    androidTestImplementation project(path: ':ammolite')
 
     androidTestImplementation libs.androidx.compose.foundation