diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 13c7e43..829e37d 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ buildscript {
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 android {
+    namespace = "com.reactnativecommunity.cookies"
     compileSdkVersion safeExtGet('compileSdkVersion', DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION)
     buildToolsVersion safeExtGet('buildToolsVersion', DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION)
     defaultConfig {
diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index a34a82b..74b7379 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    package="com.reactnativecommunity.cookies" >
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 </manifest>
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