diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 1801aa64..7d9effcd 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ plugins {
 
 android {
     namespace = "com.arflix.tv"
-    compileSdk = 35
+    compileSdk = 36
 
     flavorDimensions += "distribution"
 
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ android {
         create("play") {
             dimension = "distribution"
             buildConfigField("Boolean", "SELF_UPDATE_ENABLED", "false")
+            buildConfigField("Boolean", "FEATURE_PLUGINS_ENABLED", "false")
         }
         create("sideload") {
             dimension = "distribution"
             buildConfigField("Boolean", "SELF_UPDATE_ENABLED", "true")
+            buildConfigField("Boolean", "FEATURE_PLUGINS_ENABLED", "true")
         }
     }
 
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ android {
                 "/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}",
                 "/META-INF/LICENSE*",
                 "/META-INF/NOTICE*",
+                "META-INF/versions/9/OSGI-INF/MANIFEST.MF",
             )
         }
         jniLibs {
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ android {
 kotlin {
     compilerOptions {
         jvmTarget.set(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget.JVM_17)
+        freeCompilerArgs.add("-Xskip-metadata-version-check")
     }
 }
 
@@ -197,6 +201,8 @@ ksp {
     configurations.all {
         resolutionStrategy {
             force("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-metadata-jvm:2.3.0")
+            force("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.7.3")
+            force("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.7.3")
         }
     }
 
@@ -338,6 +344,19 @@ ksp {
     // NanoHTTPD – lightweight HTTP server for QR-based AI key setup
     implementation("org.nanohttpd:nanohttpd:2.3.1")
 
+    // Plugin system dependencies (Sideload flavor only)
+    add("sideloadImplementation", files("libs/quickjs-kt-android-1.0.5-nuvio.aar"))
+    add("sideloadImplementation", "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.17.0")
+    add("sideloadImplementation", "com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-kotlin:2.17.0")
+    add("sideloadImplementation", "com.github.Blatzar:NiceHttp:0.4.11")
+    add("sideloadImplementation", "org.conscrypt:conscrypt-android:2.5.3")
+    add("sideloadImplementation", "com.github.recloudstream.cloudstream:library-android:v4.7.0") {
+        exclude(group = "org.mozilla", module = "rhino")
+    }
+    add("sideloadImplementation", "org.mozilla:rhino:1.8.1")
+    add("sideloadImplementation", "com.google.re2j:re2j:1.8")
+    add("sideloadImplementation", "org.webjars.npm:crypto-js:4.2.0")
+
     // Unit Testing
     testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
     testImplementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.7.3")