diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index c3e784e..f4e4c8b 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # 1st Party Dependencies
 ## Prefer git tags instead of SHA hashes when possible.
 
-pEpEngine=v3.2.0-RC22
+pEpEngine=v3.2.0-RC23
 libpEpAdapter=v3.2.0-RC3
 libpEpCxx11=v3.2.0-RC0
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 2994f49..3a5e9e4 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 def pEpEngineSrc = hasProperty('pEpEngineSrc') ? pEpEngineSrc : "../../pEpEngine"
 def libpEpTransportSrc = hasProperty('libpEpTransportSrc') ? libpEpTransportSrc : "../../libpEpTransport"
+def libCxx11Src = hasProperty('libCxx11Src') ? libCxx11Src : "../../libpEpCxx11"
 def buildAutomatic = hasProperty('buildAutomatic') ? buildAutomatic : "true"
 //CHeck M1 answers the correct thing off .avaialableprocessors here
 //def threadsToUse = hasProperty('threadsToUse') ?
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 31
-
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 31
@@ -96,9 +96,13 @@ android {
             path 'jni/Android.mk'
         }
     }
+    task genlibCxx11Sources(type:Exec) {
+        workingDir "${libCxx11Src}"
+        commandLine 'make', "-j${threadsToUse}", 'install'
+    }
 
     // call source generation makefile target
-    task genSources(type:Exec, dependsOn: 'genpEpEngineAsn1Sources') {
+    task genSources(type:Exec, dependsOn: ['genlibCxx11Sources', 'genpEpEngineAsn1Sources']) {
         workingDir '../src'
         commandLine 'make', 'lib-java'
     }
@@ -162,6 +166,10 @@ android {
         into 'assets'
     }
     ndkVersion '25.1.8937393'
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+    }
 
     if(buildAutomatic == "true") {
         buildpEpEngineSystemDB.dependsOn(buildExternal)
diff --git a/android/external/MakefileTemplate b/android/external/MakefileTemplate
index 560f436..42e22b5 100644
--- a/android/external/MakefileTemplate
+++ b/android/external/MakefileTemplate
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ LDFLAGS += $(MYLDFLAGS)
 # GNU Tools trickery
 
 # point pkg-config to the .pc files generated from these builds
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(LOCAL)/lib/pkgconfig
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(LOCAL)/lib/src/pEpEngineSequoiaBackend/target/release
 
 # workaround for cross-compiling bug in autoconf
 export ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes
diff --git a/android/jni/Android.mk b/android/jni/Android.mk
index b4077e3..6ba5fb3 100644
--- a/android/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/android/jni/Android.mk
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES  := \
 		  ../../src/cxx/jniutils.cc
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(GPGBUILD)/$(TARGET_ARCH_ABI)/include
-#LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(ENGINE_PATH)/build-android/include/pEp
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LIB_PEP_ADAPTER_PATH)/build-android/include $(SRC_PATH)/libpEpAdapter
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LIB_PEP_CXX11_PATH)/build-android/include $(SRC_PATH)/libpEpCxx11
-#LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LIB_PEP_TRANSPORT_PATH)/build-android/include $(SRC_PATH)/libpEpTransport
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(ENGINE_PATH)/asn.1
 
 LOCAL_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition
diff --git a/android/src/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/AndroidHelper.java b/android/src/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/AndroidHelper.java
index e746075..cba616f 100644
--- a/android/src/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/AndroidHelper.java
+++ b/android/src/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/AndroidHelper.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public class AndroidHelper {
         
     // TODO : Increment when needed.
     // TODO : Check if this version tracking is really needed and Automatize it
-    public static String ENGINE_VERSION_CODE = "Release_2.1.56";
+    // TODO : This could be automatically generated as the version is tied to git tag && other files in the JNI part.
+    public static String ENGINE_VERSION_CODE = "v3.2.0-RC3";
 
     private static File shareDir;
 
@@ -141,12 +142,14 @@ public class AndroidHelper {
 
                 byte[] pubringBytes = new byte[(int) pubring.length()];
                 pubring.readFully(pubringBytes);
-                Engine pEpEngine = new Engine();
-                pEpEngine.importKey(pubringBytes);
+                Log.d("boss", "init engine objc at "+Thread.currentThread().getId());
+                try (Engine pEpEngine = new Engine()) {
+                    pEpEngine.importKey(pubringBytes);
 
-                byte[] secringBytes = new byte[(int) secring.length()];
-                secring.readFully(secringBytes);
-                pEpEngine.importKey(secringBytes);
+                    byte[] secringBytes = new byte[(int) secring.length()];
+                    secring.readFully(secringBytes);
+                    pEpEngine.importKey(secringBytes);
+                }
 
 
                 //TODO: MARK KEYRING AS IMPORTED
diff --git a/src/cxx/identity_api.cc b/src/cxx/identity_api.cc
index c9b850f..cdad04b 100644
--- a/src/cxx/identity_api.cc
+++ b/src/cxx/identity_api.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <pEp/message_api.h>
 #include <pEp/pEpLog.hh>
+#include "foundation_pEp_jniadapter_Identity.h"
 
 #include "jniutils.hh"