diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create.dart
index 724ded5..156ecc7 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/create.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import 'package:args/command_runner.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
 
+import '../android/android.dart' as android;
 import '../artifacts.dart';
 import '../dart/pub.dart';
 import '../globals.dart';
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@
       'projectIdentifier': projectIdentifier,
       'description': description,
       'flutterPackagesDirectory': relativeFlutterPackagesDirectory,
+      'androidMinApiLevel': android.minApiLevel
     };
 
     if (renderDriverTest)
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/create/android/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/create/android/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl
index 9c200fe..acb85cb 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/create/android/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/create/android/AndroidManifest.xml.tmpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     android:versionCode="1"
     android:versionName="0.0.1">
 
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="${android.minApiLevel}" android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="{{androidMinApiLevel}}" android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
 
     <application android:name="org.domokit.sky.shell.SkyApplication" android:label="{{projectName}}">