diff --git a/maven/codenameone-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/codename1/builders/AndroidGradleBuilder.java b/maven/codenameone-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/codename1/builders/AndroidGradleBuilder.java
index b1ddcf4cd5..eeb1c3f10e 100644
--- a/maven/codenameone-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/codename1/builders/AndroidGradleBuilder.java
+++ b/maven/codenameone-maven-plugin/src/main/java/com/codename1/builders/AndroidGradleBuilder.java
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public File getGradleProjectDirectory() {
     private static final Map<String,String> defaultPlayServiceVersions = new HashMap<>();
     static {
         // Defaults obtained from https://developers.google.com/android/guides/setup
-        defaultPlayServiceVersions.put("ads", "19.8.0");
+        defaultPlayServiceVersions.put("ads", "22.6.0");
         defaultPlayServiceVersions.put("ads-identifier", "18.0.1");
         defaultPlayServiceVersions.put("ads-lite", "21.5.0");
         defaultPlayServiceVersions.put("afs-native", "19.0.3");
@@ -1098,6 +1098,9 @@ public boolean build(File sourceZip, final BuildRequest request) throws BuildExc
         String googlePlayObfuscation = "";
         String googleAdUnitId = request.getArg("android.googleAdUnitId", request.getArg("google.adUnitId", null));
         String googlePlayAdViewCode = "";
+        if (playServicesAds) {
+            minSDK = maxInt("21", minSDK);
+        }
         if (googleAdUnitId != null && googleAdUnitId.length() > 0) {
             minSDK = maxInt("9", minSDK);
             googlePlayAdsMetaData = "<meta-data android:name=\"com.google.android.gms.version\" android:value=\"@integer/google_play_services_version\"/>";