diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml b/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
index 023fad1604..7a35bf314e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo install --force cargo-apk
 
       - name: Build APK
-        run: ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_NDK_LATEST_HOME cargo apk build --example android_example
+        run: ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_NDK_LATEST_HOME cargo apk build --package bevy-android-example
 
   run-examples-on-windows-dx12:
     runs-on: windows-latest
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 97069bad9a..c6ec1f14d6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy"
 exclude = ["benches", "crates/bevy_ecs_compile_fail_tests"]
 members = [
   "crates/*",
+  "examples/android",
   "examples/ios",
   "tools/ci",
   "tools/spancmp",
@@ -1607,29 +1608,6 @@ description = "Demonstrates resizing and responding to resizing a window"
 category = "Window"
 wasm = true
 
-# Android
-[[example]]
-crate-type = ["cdylib"]
-name = "android_example"
-path = "examples/android/android.rs"
-
-[package.metadata.example.android_example]
-hidden = true
-
-[package.metadata.android]
-package = "org.bevyengine.example"
-apk_name = "bevyexample"
-assets = "assets"
-resources = "assets/android-res"
-build_targets = ["aarch64-linux-android", "armv7-linux-androideabi"]
-
-[package.metadata.android.sdk]
-target_sdk_version = 31
-
-[package.metadata.android.application]
-icon = "@mipmap/ic_launcher"
-label = "Bevy Example"
-
 [profile.wasm-release]
 inherits = "release"
 opt-level = "z"
diff --git a/examples/android/Cargo.toml b/examples/android/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f8cd0074a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/android/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[package]
+name = "bevy-android-example"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+description = "Example for building an Android app with Bevy"
+publish = false
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+
+[lib]
+name = "bevy_android_example"
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+bevy = { path = "../../" }
+
+[package.metadata.android]
+package = "org.bevyengine.example"
+apk_name = "bevyexample"
+assets = "../../assets"
+resources = "../../assets/android-res"
+build_targets = ["aarch64-linux-android", "armv7-linux-androideabi"]
+
+[package.metadata.android.sdk]
+target_sdk_version = 31
+
+[package.metadata.android.application]
+icon = "@mipmap/ic_launcher"
+label = "Bevy Example"
+
diff --git a/examples/android/android.rs b/examples/android/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/android/android.rs
rename to examples/android/src/lib.rs