diff --git a/kmp/build.gradle b/kmp/build.gradle
index 876a1cd..e36c2a7 100644
--- a/kmp/build.gradle
+++ b/kmp/build.gradle
@@ -367,9 +367,7 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion rootProject.buildVersions.compileSdkVersion
 
     defaultConfig {
-        // Matches the `otel` module. Runtime callers gate usage on SDK level the
-        // same way `otel` does, so consuming modules (min 21) override the merge.
-        minSdkVersion 26
+        minSdkVersion rootProject.buildVersions.minSdkVersion
     }
 
     // Must mirror the build types declared by consuming modules (e.g. :core) so