diff --git a/security/keymint/aidl/Android.bp b/security/keymint/aidl/Android.bp
index 028d297..3cf6ff2 100644
--- a/security/keymint/aidl/Android.bp
+++ b/security/keymint/aidl/Android.bp
@@ -38,3 +38,30 @@
     },
     versions: ["1"],
 }
+
+// cc_defaults that includes the latest KeyMint AIDL library.
+// Modules that depend on KeyMint directly can include this cc_defaults to avoid
+// managing dependency versions explicitly.
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "keymint_use_latest_hal_aidl_ndk_static",
+    static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.security.keymint-V1-ndk",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "keymint_use_latest_hal_aidl_ndk_shared",
+    shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.security.keymint-V1-ndk",
+    ],
+}
+
+// A rust_defaults that includes the latest KeyMint AIDL library.
+// Modules that depend on KeyMint directly can include this cc_defaults to avoid
+// managing dependency versions explicitly.
+rust_defaults {
+    name: "keymint_use_latest_hal_aidl_rust",
+    rustlibs: [
+        "android.hardware.security.keymint-V1-rust",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/security/keymint/aidl/default/Android.bp b/security/keymint/aidl/default/Android.bp
index c2918ef..1a17fd4 100644
--- a/security/keymint/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/security/keymint/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
         "-Wall",
         "-Wextra",
     ],
+    defaults: [
+        "keymint_use_latest_hal_aidl_ndk_shared",
+    ],
     shared_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.security.keymint-V1-ndk",
         "android.hardware.security.sharedsecret-V1-ndk",
         "android.hardware.security.secureclock-V1-ndk",
         "libbase",
diff --git a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/Android.bp b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/Android.bp
index ff6a6f8..2d2d701 100644
--- a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 cc_defaults {
     name: "keymint_vts_defaults",
     defaults: [
+        "keymint_use_latest_hal_aidl_ndk_static",
         "use_libaidlvintf_gtest_helper_static",
         "VtsHalTargetTestDefaults",
     ],
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@
         "libcrypto",
     ],
     static_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.security.keymint-V1-ndk",
         "android.hardware.security.secureclock-V1-ndk",
         "libcppbor_external",
         "libcppcose_rkp",
diff --git a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/performance/Android.bp b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/performance/Android.bp
index 355f87b..7e3a3e5 100644
--- a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/performance/Android.bp
+++ b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/performance/Android.bp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     name: "VtsAidlKeyMintBenchmarkTest",
     defaults: [
         "VtsHalTargetTestDefaults",
+        "keymint_use_latest_hal_aidl_ndk_static",
         "use_libaidlvintf_gtest_helper_static",
     ],
     srcs: [
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@
         "libkeymint_support",
     ],
     static_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.security.keymint-V1-ndk",
         "android.hardware.security.secureclock-V1-ndk",
         "libcppbor_external",
         "libchrome",