diff --git a/react.gradle b/react.gradle
index a41bca05778..95c7c530dc1 100644
--- a/react.gradle
+++ b/react.gradle
@@ -361,10 +361,14 @@ afterEvaluate {
 // As using plain "+" dependencies causes Gradle to always download the latest,
 // this logic forces Gradle to use latest release in the minor series.
 project.rootProject.allprojects {
-    configurations.all {
-        resolutionStrategy {
-            force "com.facebook.react:react-native:0.63.+"
-            force "com.facebook.react:hermes-engine:0.63.+"
+    // This extra afterEvaluate is needed due to how AGP 3.x is resolving
+    // Gradle configurations.
+    afterEvaluate {
+        configurations.all {
+            resolutionStrategy {
+                force "com.facebook.react:react-native:0.63.+"
+                force "com.facebook.react:hermes-engine:0.63.+"
+            }
         }
     }
 }