diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 23de0b8892..bb43faf743 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':realm')
     implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
     implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
-    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
+    // Force using exact RN version instead of relying on gradle dependency resolution
+    // https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/introduction_dependency_management.html#sec:dependency_resolution
+    compile ("com.facebook.react:react-native:0.53.3") { force = true }  // From node_modules
     implementation project(':react-native-i18n')
     implementation project(':react-native-camera')
     implementation project(':react-native-status')