diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
index d2f3ff39..b667b4d4 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class Androlib {
     private final AndrolibResources mAndRes = new AndrolibResources();
     protected final ResUnknownFiles mResUnknownFiles = new ResUnknownFiles();
     public ApkOptions apkOptions;
+    private int mMinSdkVersion = 0;
 
     public Androlib(ApkOptions apkOptions) {
         this.apkOptions = apkOptions;
@@ -278,6 +279,10 @@ public class Androlib {
         mAndRes.setVersionInfo(meta.versionInfo);
         mAndRes.setSharedLibrary(meta.sharedLibrary);
 
+        if (meta.sdkInfo != null && meta.sdkInfo.get("minSdkVersion") != null) {
+            mMinSdkVersion = Integer.parseInt(meta.sdkInfo.get("minSdkVersion"));
+        }
+
         if (outFile == null) {
             String outFileName = meta.apkFileName;
             outFile = new File(appDir, "dist" + File.separator + (outFileName == null ? "out.apk" : outFileName));
@@ -397,7 +402,7 @@ public class Androlib {
         if (apkOptions.forceBuildAll || isModified(smaliDir, dex)) {
             LOGGER.info("Smaling " + folder + " folder into " + filename +"...");
             dex.delete();
-            SmaliBuilder.build(smaliDir, dex);
+            SmaliBuilder.build(smaliDir, dex, mMinSdkVersion);
         }
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/src/SmaliBuilder.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/src/SmaliBuilder.java
index 4befe544..75fb2e35 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/src/SmaliBuilder.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/src/SmaliBuilder.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.antlr.runtime.RecognitionException;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcodes;
 import org.jf.dexlib2.writer.builder.DexBuilder;
 import org.jf.dexlib2.writer.io.FileDataStore;
 
@@ -33,19 +34,28 @@ import org.jf.dexlib2.writer.io.FileDataStore;
  * @author Ryszard Wiśniewski <brut.alll@gmail.com>
  */
 public class SmaliBuilder {
-
-    public static void build(ExtFile smaliDir, File dexFile) throws AndrolibException {
-        new SmaliBuilder(smaliDir, dexFile).build();
+    public static void build(ExtFile smaliDir, File dexFile, int apiLevel) throws AndrolibException {
+        new SmaliBuilder(smaliDir, dexFile, apiLevel).build();
     }
 
-    private SmaliBuilder(ExtFile smaliDir, File dexFile) {
+    public static void build(ExtFile smaliDir, File dexFile) throws AndrolibException {
+        new SmaliBuilder(smaliDir, dexFile, 0).build();
+    }
+
+    private SmaliBuilder(ExtFile smaliDir, File dexFile, int apiLevel) {
         mSmaliDir = smaliDir;
         mDexFile = dexFile;
+        mApiLevel = apiLevel;
     }
 
     private void build() throws AndrolibException {
         try {
-            DexBuilder dexBuilder = DexBuilder.makeDexBuilder();
+            DexBuilder dexBuilder;
+            if (mApiLevel > 0) {
+                dexBuilder = DexBuilder.makeDexBuilder(Opcodes.forApi(mApiLevel));
+            } else {
+                dexBuilder = DexBuilder.makeDexBuilder();
+            }
 
             for (String fileName : mSmaliDir.getDirectory().getFiles(true)) {
                 buildFile(fileName, dexBuilder);
@@ -77,6 +87,7 @@ public class SmaliBuilder {
 
     private final ExtFile mSmaliDir;
     private final File mDexFile;
+    private int mApiLevel = 0;
 
     private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(SmaliBuilder.class.getName());
 }