diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index 2b9fa7a..08a6724 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "release/**"
       - "fullbuild"
+      - "androidbuild"
     tags:
       - "v*"
 
diff --git a/MOBILE/android/ensure b/MOBILE/android/ensure
index 0818fa9..f8f3edb 100755
--- a/MOBILE/android/ensure
+++ b/MOBILE/android/ensure
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 __install_extra="build-tools;32.0.0 platforms;android-31"
 
-__ndk_version="23.1.7779620"
+__ndk_version=$(cat ./NDKVERSION)
 
 ANDROID_HOME=$(./MOBILE/android/home)
 
diff --git a/MOBILE/gomobile b/MOBILE/gomobile
index 6f29573..8140de6 100755
--- a/MOBILE/gomobile
+++ b/MOBILE/gomobile
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ else
 	OONI_PSIPHON_TAGS=""
 fi
 
+MAYBE_ANDROID_API=""
+if [[ $TARGET == "android" ]]; then
+	ANDROID_HOME=$(./MOBILE/android/home)
+	NDK_VERSION=$(cat NDKVERSION)
+	ANDROID_NDK_HOME=$ANDROID_HOME/ndk/$NDK_VERSION
+	MAYBE_ANDROID_API="-androidapi 21"
+fi
+
 PRODUCT=$(basename $PACKAGE)
 
 function cleanup() {
@@ -51,11 +59,17 @@ function cleanup() {
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 set -x
+
+# for documenting the environ variables used by the build
+export ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_HOME
+export ANDROID_NDK_HOME=$ANDROID_NDK_HOME
+
 go install golang.org/x/mobile/cmd/gomobile@latest
 $(go env GOPATH)/bin/gomobile init
 # Adding gomobile to go.mod as documented by golang.org/wiki/Mobile
 go get -d golang.org/x/mobile/cmd/gomobile
 
 $(go env GOPATH)/bin/gomobile bind -target $TARGET \
-	-o ./MOBILE/$TARGET/$PRODUCT.$EXT -tags="$OONI_PSIPHON_TAGS" \
+	-o ./MOBILE/$TARGET/$PRODUCT.$EXT $MAYBE_ANDROID_API \
+	-tags="$OONI_PSIPHON_TAGS" \
 	-ldflags '-s -w' ${GOLANG_EXTRA_FLAGS:-} $PACKAGE
diff --git a/NDKVERSION b/NDKVERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6094064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NDKVERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+25.1.8937393