diff --git a/Android/android.py b/Android/android.py
index e809b1332eef278..c5198c96bdd40c7 100755
--- a/Android/android.py
+++ b/Android/android.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def unpack_deps(host, prefix_dir, cache_dir):
     for name_ver in [
         "bzip2-1.0.8-3",
         "libffi-3.4.4-3",
-        "openssl-3.0.21-0",
+        "openssl-3.0.22-0",
         "sqlite-3.50.4-0",
         "xz-5.4.6-1"
     ]:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-08-26-16-10-15.gh-issue-156369.55jGEj.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-08-26-16-10-15.gh-issue-156369.55jGEj.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..2f23366c55bae6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-08-26-16-10-15.gh-issue-156369.55jGEj.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update Android build script to use OpenSSL 3.0.22.