diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
index 2494d59e..03b145ac 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ jobs:
             -D "QT_HOST_PATH=$(readlink -f $Qt6_DIR/../gcc_64)" \
             -D "QT_ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_TOOLS_REVISION=30.0.3" \
             -D "QT_ANDROID_TARGET_SDK_VERSION=34" \
-            -D "QT_ANDROID_MIN_SDK_VERSION=26" \
             -D "QT_ANDROID_BUILD_ALL_ABIS=TRUE" \
             -D "ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/ndk/${{ matrix.config.android_ndk }}" \
             -D "ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}" \
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb0bde4a..1ebacf74 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ if (ANDROID)
         QT_ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/android"
         QT_ANDROID_VERSION_CODE ${VERSION_CODE}
         QT_ANDROID_VERSION_NAME ${VERSION}
+        QT_ANDROID_MIN_SDK_VERSION 28 # starting with 6.8 this shouldn't be needed anymore
     )
 
     if (QT_ANDROID_SDK_BUILD_TOOLS_REVISION) # this has to be set as a target property to stick