diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 7aaf84bffd4e..34d43c0cff6f 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ if (googleServicesEnabled) {
 // https://stackoverflow.com/a/38643838
 def vcode = (int) (((new Date().getTime() / 1000) - 1546297200) / 10)
 
+
+/**
+ * The preferred build flavor of JavaScriptCore.
+ *
+ * For example, to use the international variant, you can use:
+ * `def jscFlavor = 'org.webkit:android-jsc-intl:+'`
+ */
+def jscFlavor = 'org.webkit:android-jsc:+'
+
 android {
     compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
     buildToolsVersion rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion
-//     packagingOptions {
-//         jniLibs {
-//             excludes += ['lib/*/libhermes*.so']
-//         }
-//     }
-
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId 'org.jitsi.meet'
@@ -77,7 +80,15 @@ android {
     namespace 'org.jitsi.meet'
 }
 
+
 dependencies {
+
+    if (hermesEnabled.toBoolean()) {
+        implementation("com.facebook.react:hermes-android:+")
+    } else {
+        implementation jscFlavor
+    }
+
     implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.5.1'
 
     debugImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android:2.13'
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index af5306755742..7f7233c5840e 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 ext {
-    kotlinVersion = "1.9.0"
-    buildToolsVersion = "33.0.2"
+    kotlinVersion = "1.9.24"
+    buildToolsVersion = "34.0.0"
     compileSdkVersion = 34
     minSdkVersion    = 24
     targetSdkVersion = 34
     supportLibVersion = "28.0.0"
 
     // NDK is now entirely compatible with Apple Silicon M1 and M2 Macs as of version 24.0.
-    // We use NDK 23 which has both M1 support and is the side-by-side NDK version from AGP.
     ndkVersion = "26.1.10909125"
 
     // The Maven artifact groupId of the third-party react-native modules which
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index 8f665591d91c..7abf57d21d6f 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dfile.encoding=UTF
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
+android.bundle.enableUncompressedNativeLibs=false
+
 # This one fixes a weird WebRTC runtime problem on some devices.
 # https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/issues/7911#issuecomment-714323255
 android.enableDexingArtifactTransform.desugaring=false
 
-android.useAndroidX=true
-android.hermesEnabled=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
-android.bundle.enableUncompressedNativeLibs=false
+hermesEnabled=true
+android.useAndroidX=true
 
 appVersion=99.0.0
 sdkVersion=0.0.0
diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
index 29845721be57..a2a4bf29d8d1 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.facebook.hermes.reactexecutor.HermesExecutorFactory;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.common.LifecycleState;
-import com.facebook.react.jscexecutor.JSCExecutorFactory;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager;
 import com.oney.WebRTCModule.EglUtils;
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 import org.devio.rn.splashscreen.SplashScreenModule;
 import org.webrtc.EglBase;
-import org.webrtc.Logging;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -156,9 +155,8 @@ public List<ViewManager> createViewManagers(ReactApplicationContext reactContext
         return packages;
     }
 
-    static JSCExecutorFactory getReactNativeJSFactory() {
-        // Keep on using JSC, the jury is out on Hermes.
-        return new JSCExecutorFactory("", "");
+    static HermesExecutorFactory getHermesExecutorFactory() {
+        return new HermesExecutorFactory();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -240,7 +238,7 @@ static void initReactInstanceManager(Activity activity) {
                 .setCurrentActivity(activity)
                 .setBundleAssetName("index.android.bundle")
                 .setJSMainModulePath("index.android")
-                .setJavaScriptExecutorFactory(getReactNativeJSFactory())
+                .setJavaScriptExecutorFactory(getHermesExecutorFactory())
                 .addPackages(getReactNativePackages())
                 .setUseDeveloperSupport(BuildConfig.DEBUG)
                 .setInitialLifecycleState(LifecycleState.RESUMED)