diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index e441fee0a..4b778a3e4 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apply plugin: "com.android.application"
-apply plugin: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android"
+apply plugin: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android" // TODO: Remove with gradle.properties flags android.builtInKotlin and android.newDsl once libs migrated to AGP 9 (before AGP 10)
 apply plugin: "com.facebook.react"
 
 /**
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ android {
             // see https://reactnative.dev/docs/signed-apk-android.
             signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
             minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
-            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
+            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index a6de6f68d..25b5af05d 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ hermesEnabled=true
 # This allows your app to draw behind system bars for an immersive UI.
 # Note: Only works with ReactActivity and should not be used with custom Activity.
 edgeToEdgeEnabled=true
+
+# Opt out of built-in kotlin and new DSL behavior that ships with AGP 9.
+# Starting from AGP 10.x these opt outs will be removed.
+# TODO: Remove both flags with app/build.gradle plugin org.jetbrains.kotlin.android once libs migrated to AGP 9 (before AGP 10)
+android.builtInKotlin=false
+android.newDsl=false
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6c134d42..3fad2c0b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-deprecation": "3.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-detox": "1.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "2.32.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jest": "29.5.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jest": "29.15.4",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "6.10.2",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "7.37.5",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "7.0.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 62b253258..547e9dc95 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10916,25 +10916,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"eslint-plugin-jest@npm:29.5.0":
-  version: 29.5.0
-  resolution: "eslint-plugin-jest@npm:29.5.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@typescript-eslint/utils": "npm:^8.0.0"
-  peerDependencies:
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": ^8.0.0
-    eslint: ^8.57.0 || ^9.0.0
-    jest: "*"
-  peerDependenciesMeta:
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin":
-      optional: true
-    jest:
-      optional: true
-  checksum: 10/c3458f5b6780bc16ee27f859d067dc692576532999150a7b6098da57d9c2e2d8675bee534de6e714777ae3bf26162f27c5d5d4f69d60c1291bd68c7a420e5bb9
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"eslint-plugin-jest@npm:^29.0.1":
+"eslint-plugin-jest@npm:29.15.4, eslint-plugin-jest@npm:^29.0.1":
   version: 29.15.4
   resolution: "eslint-plugin-jest@npm:29.15.4"
   dependencies:
@@ -17428,7 +17410,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint-plugin-deprecation: "npm:3.0.0"
     eslint-plugin-detox: "npm:1.0.0"
     eslint-plugin-import: "npm:2.32.0"
-    eslint-plugin-jest: "npm:29.5.0"
+    eslint-plugin-jest: "npm:29.15.4"
     eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y: "npm:6.10.2"
     eslint-plugin-react: "npm:7.37.5"
     eslint-plugin-react-hooks: "npm:7.0.1"