diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e0c784a39..89dd2303d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Changed
 
 - upgraded Flutter to stable v3.13.1
+- building without FFmpeg `neon` libs
+- building with gradle toolchain resolver plugin
 
 ## <a id="v1.9.1"></a>[v1.9.1] - 2023-08-22
 
diff --git a/android/settings.gradle b/android/settings.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 44e62bcf0..000000000
--- a/android/settings.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-include ':app'
-
-def localPropertiesFile = new File(rootProject.projectDir, "local.properties")
-def properties = new Properties()
-
-assert localPropertiesFile.exists()
-localPropertiesFile.withReader("UTF-8") { reader -> properties.load(reader) }
-
-def flutterSdkPath = properties.getProperty("flutter.sdk")
-assert flutterSdkPath != null, "flutter.sdk not set in local.properties"
-apply from: "$flutterSdkPath/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/app_plugin_loader.gradle"
diff --git a/android/settings.gradle.kts b/android/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09174e6c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+pluginManagement {
+    repositories {
+        google()
+        mavenCentral()
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+    }
+}
+
+plugins {
+    id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version ("0.4.0")
+}
+
+include(":app")
+
+val localPropertiesFile = File(rootProject.projectDir, "local.properties")
+val properties = java.util.Properties()
+
+assert(localPropertiesFile.exists())
+localPropertiesFile.reader(Charsets.UTF_8).also { reader -> properties.load(reader) }
+
+val flutterSdkPath: String? = properties.getProperty("flutter.sdk")
+assert(flutterSdkPath != null) { "flutter.sdk not set in local.properties" }
+
+apply {
+    from("$flutterSdkPath/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/app_plugin_loader.gradle")
+}
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