diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/io.customer/android/Versions.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/io.customer/android/Versions.kt
index 06a6205a..262fb5a7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/io.customer/android/Versions.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/io.customer/android/Versions.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ object Versions {
     internal const val SEGMENT = "1.19.2"
     internal const val REDUX_KOTLIN = "0.6.0"
     internal const val ROBOLECTRIC = "4.16"
-    internal const val OKHTTP = "5.2.1"
+    internal const val OKHTTP = "4.12.0"
     internal const val RETROFIT = "2.11.0"
 
     // Compose (using latest stable BOM compatible with Kotlin 2.1.21)
diff --git a/messaginginapp/build.gradle b/messaginginapp/build.gradle
index 5f60bbf1..bf6a3ba9 100644
--- a/messaginginapp/build.gradle
+++ b/messaginginapp/build.gradle
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ android {
         viewBinding true
     }
     
-    packaging {
-        resources {
-            excludes += [
-                'META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF',
-                'META-INF/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF'
-            ]
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/samples/java_layout/build.gradle b/samples/java_layout/build.gradle
index 3746b2a9..e1f7051c 100644
--- a/samples/java_layout/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/java_layout/build.gradle
@@ -37,15 +37,6 @@ android {
         // BuildConfig is now enabled in sample-app.gradle
     }
     
-    packaging {
-        resources {
-            excludes += [
-                'META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF',
-                'META-INF/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF'
-            ]
-        }
-    }
-
     // No need for composeOptions reference as it's conditionally applied in sample-app.gradle
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/kotlin_compose/build.gradle.kts b/samples/kotlin_compose/build.gradle.kts
index 7cb5b183..02f36060 100644
--- a/samples/kotlin_compose/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/samples/kotlin_compose/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ android {
     }
     // buildFeatures and composeOptions are configured in sample-app.gradle
 
-    packaging {
-        resources {
-            excludes += "/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}"
-            excludes += "META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF"
-            excludes += "META-INF/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF"
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 kotlin {