buildscript {
    ext {
        buildToolsVersion = "35.0.0"
        minSdkVersion = 23
        compileSdkVersion = 35
        targetSdkVersion = 35
        ndkVersion = "26.1.10909125"

        // Match the version found in your Gradle 8.3 lib folder
        kotlinVersion = "1.9.0"
    }
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.1")
        // THIS IS THE FIX: Explicitly loading 1.9.0 here
        classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion")
        classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
    }
}