diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 6e0f9ab17..0f84b5118 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ buildscript {
         classpath(libs.google.oss.licenses.plugin) {
             exclude(group = "com.google.protobuf")
         }
+        classpath(libs.buildkonfig.gradlePlugin)
     }
 }
 
@@ -50,4 +51,5 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.multiplatform) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.sqldelight.gradle.plugin) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.ktrofit) apply false
+    alias(libs.plugins.buildkonfig) apply false
 }
diff --git a/core/network/build.gradle.kts b/core/network/build.gradle.kts
index 80650b276..876dfc20d 100644
--- a/core/network/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/network/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,15 +19,13 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.nowinandroid.android.library.jacoco)
     alias(libs.plugins.nowinandroid.kotlin.inject)
     alias(libs.plugins.ktrofit)
+    alias(libs.plugins.buildkonfig)
     id("kotlinx-serialization")
     id("com.google.devtools.ksp")
     id("com.google.android.libraries.mapsplatform.secrets-gradle-plugin")
 }
 
 android {
-    buildFeatures {
-        buildConfig = true
-    }
     namespace = "com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.network"
     testOptions {
         unitTests {
@@ -40,6 +38,13 @@ secrets {
     defaultPropertiesFileName = "secrets.defaults.properties"
 }
 
+buildKonfig {
+    packageName = "com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.network"
+    defaultConfigs {
+        buildConfigField(STRING, "BACKEND_URL", "\"https://www.example.com\"")
+    }
+}
+
 kotlin {
     sourceSets {
         commonMain.dependencies {
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index f9821a38f..3f0ec8b5b 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ multiplatform-settings = "1.1.1"
 kermit = "2.0.3"
 ktor = "3.0.0-beta-1"
 ktrofit = "1.12.0"
+buildKonfig = "0.15.1"
 
 [libraries]
 accompanist-permissions = { group = "com.google.accompanist", name = "accompanist-permissions", version.ref = "accompanist" }
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ ktor-client-winhttp = { group = "io.ktor", name = "ktor-client-winhttp", version
 ktor-serialization-kotlinx-json = { group = "io.ktor", name = "ktor-serialization-kotlinx-json", version.ref = "ktor" }
 ktorfit-ksp = { group = "de.jensklingenberg.ktorfit", name = "ktorfit-ksp", version.ref = "ktrofit" }
 ktorfit-lib = { group = "de.jensklingenberg.ktorfit", name = "ktorfit-lib", version.ref = "ktrofit" }
+buildkonfig-gradlePlugin = { group = "com.codingfeline.buildkonfig", name = "buildkonfig-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "buildKonfig" }
 
 # Dependencies of the included build-logic
 android-gradlePlugin = { group = "com.android.tools.build", name = "gradle", version.ref = "androidGradlePlugin" }
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ jetbrains-compose = { id = "org.jetbrains.compose", version.ref = "compose-plugi
 kotlin-multiplatform = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.multiplatform", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 sqldelight-gradle-plugin = { id = "app.cash.sqldelight", version.ref = "sqldelight" }
 ktrofit = { id = "de.jensklingenberg.ktorfit", version.ref = "ktrofit" }
+buildkonfig = { id = "com.codingfeline.buildkonfig", version.ref = "buildKonfig" }
 
 # Plugins defined by this project
 nowinandroid-android-application = { id = "nowinandroid.android.application", version = "unspecified" }