diff --git a/AnkiDroid/build.gradle.kts b/AnkiDroid/build.gradle.kts
index 2fe03b88a849..bf70733c3fb8 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/AnkiDroid/build.gradle.kts
@@ -797,7 +797,13 @@ dependencies {
         localProperties.load(project.rootProject.file("local.properties").inputStream())
     }
     if (localProperties["local_backend"] == "true") {
-        implementation(files(rootProject.file("../Anki-Android-Backend/rsdroid/build/outputs/aar/rsdroid-release.aar")))
+        // Local AARs have no Maven metadata, so both the API and Android artifacts are needed.
+        implementation(
+            files(
+                rootProject.file("../Anki-Android-Backend/rsdroid/build/outputs/aar/rsdroid-release.aar"),
+                rootProject.file("../Anki-Android-Backend/rsdroid-android/build/outputs/aar/rsdroid-android-release.aar"),
+            ),
+        )
         testImplementation(files(rootProject.file("../Anki-Android-Backend/rsdroid-testing/build/libs/rsdroid-testing.jar")))
     } else {
         implementation(libs.ankiBackend.backend)
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/pages/PageWebViewClientAssetTest.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/pages/PageWebViewClientAssetTest.kt
index 8deba70cd909..09c788f29867 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/pages/PageWebViewClientAssetTest.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/pages/PageWebViewClientAssetTest.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class PageWebViewClientAssetTest : PageWebViewClientTestBase() {
 
         // Pin the entire declaration, including the bootstrap script hash, to require review on backend updates.
         // Backend updates are expected to change this hash and fail this test until the new declaration is reviewed.
-        val expectedPolicy = "script-src 'self' 'sha256-KgVk6DKxcC2FwNZfJ2E4h8ryzLcg38Fu9Id96eo1C5A='"
+        val expectedPolicy = "script-src 'self' 'sha256-ZtbRHoVXnThxdihCTDoE7B58+asHn6tYkHhb2gnJ6hA='"
         assertEquals(
             listOf(expectedPolicy),
             policies,
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/ichi2/anki/gradle/BackendDependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/ichi2/anki/gradle/BackendDependencies.kt
index 3dcbfd038e9b..2703ae26e90d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/ichi2/anki/gradle/BackendDependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/ichi2/anki/gradle/BackendDependencies.kt
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.DependencyHandlerScope
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.Properties
 
-// The Anki backend (rsdroid) is consumed either as a locally-built artifact in
+// The Anki backend (rsdroid) is consumed either as locally-built artifacts in
 // ../Anki-Android-Backend (when `local_backend=true` in local.properties) or as
 // the published library from the version catalog.
 
 // Paths within the `Anki-Android-Backend` checkout, which sits beside the repo root.
 private const val RSDROID_AAR =
     "rsdroid/build/outputs/aar/rsdroid-release.aar"
+private const val RSDROID_ANDROID_AAR =
+    "rsdroid-android/build/outputs/aar/rsdroid-android-release.aar"
 private const val RSDROID_TESTING_JAR =
     "rsdroid-testing/build/libs/rsdroid-testing.jar"
 
@@ -29,15 +31,35 @@ fun DependencyHandlerScope.addAnkiBackendDependencies(project: Project) {
     with(project) {
         val useLocalBackend = localBackendEnabled()
 
-        addBackendArtifact("implementation", useLocalBackend, RSDROID_AAR, "ankiBackend-backend")
-        addBackendArtifact("testImplementation", useLocalBackend, RSDROID_TESTING_JAR, "ankiBackend-testing")
+        addBackendArtifact(
+            configuration = "implementation",
+            useLocalBackend = useLocalBackend,
+            catalogAlias = "ankiBackend-backend",
+            localPaths = arrayOf(RSDROID_AAR, RSDROID_ANDROID_AAR),
+        )
+        addBackendArtifact(
+            configuration = "testImplementation",
+            useLocalBackend = useLocalBackend,
+            catalogAlias = "ankiBackend-testing",
+            localPaths = arrayOf(RSDROID_TESTING_JAR),
+        )
 
         // protobuf is required when loading from a file, regardless of the backend source
         dependencies.addProvider("implementation", libsLibrary("protobuf-kotlin-lite"))
 
         if (project.hasTestFixtures) {
-            addBackendArtifact("testFixturesImplementation", useLocalBackend, RSDROID_AAR, "ankiBackend-backend")
-            addBackendArtifact("testFixturesImplementation", useLocalBackend, RSDROID_TESTING_JAR, "ankiBackend-testing")
+            addBackendArtifact(
+                configuration = "testFixturesImplementation",
+                useLocalBackend = useLocalBackend,
+                catalogAlias = "ankiBackend-backend",
+                localPaths = arrayOf(RSDROID_AAR, RSDROID_ANDROID_AAR),
+            )
+            addBackendArtifact(
+                configuration = "testFixturesImplementation",
+                useLocalBackend = useLocalBackend,
+                catalogAlias = "ankiBackend-testing",
+                localPaths = arrayOf(RSDROID_TESTING_JAR),
+            )
             dependencies.addProvider("testFixturesImplementation", libsLibrary("protobuf-kotlin-lite"))
         }
     }
@@ -56,13 +78,14 @@ private fun Project.localBackendEnabled(): Boolean {
 private fun Project.addBackendArtifact(
     configuration: String,
     useLocalBackend: Boolean,
-    localPath: String,
     catalogAlias: String,
+    vararg localPaths: String,
 ) {
     if (useLocalBackend) {
         // ../Anki-Android-Backend
         val backendCheckout = File(rootProject.projectDir.parentFile, "Anki-Android-Backend")
-        dependencies.add(configuration, files(File(backendCheckout, localPath)))
+        // Local AARs have no Maven metadata, so both the API and Android artifacts are needed.
+        dependencies.add(configuration, files(localPaths.map { File(backendCheckout, it) }))
     } else {
         dependencies.addProvider(configuration, libsLibrary(catalogAlias))
     }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d1c4cd31d9fb..4069cfd4b770 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ androidxWebkit = "1.16.0"
 # https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/work
 androidxWork = "2.12.0"
 # https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android-Backend/
-ankiBackend = '0.1.74-anki26.09.3'
+ankiBackend = '0.1.75-anki26.09.3' # Also update expectedPolicy in PageWebViewClientAssetTest
 autoService = "1.1.1"
 autoServiceAnnotations = "1.1.1"
 # https://github.com/skydoves/ColorPickerView/releases