diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/build.gradle b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/build.gradle
index 360a94705..61d2b5abe 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/build.gradle
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ def supportsNamespace() {
 android {
   if (supportsNamespace()) {
     namespace "com.<%- project.package -%>"
-  } else {
+
     sourceSets {
       main {
-        manifest.srcFile "src/main/AndroidManifestDeprecated.xml"
+        manifest.srcFile "src/main/AndroidManifestNew.xml"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index a2f47b605..8c502c937 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+          package="com.<%- project.package -%>">
 </manifest>
diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifestDeprecated.xml b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifestNew.xml
similarity index 58%
rename from packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifestDeprecated.xml
rename to packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifestNew.xml
index 8c502c937..a2f47b605 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifestDeprecated.xml
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common/android/src/main/AndroidManifestNew.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-          package="com.<%- project.package -%>">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 </manifest>