diff --git a/audio/aidl/Android.bp b/audio/aidl/Android.bp
index 440422e..788a0b1 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/aidl/Android.bp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         "android/hardware/audio/common/SourceMetadata.aidl",
     ],
     imports: [
-        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1",
+        "android.media.audio.common.types",
     ],
     stability: "vintf",
     backend: {
@@ -61,10 +61,25 @@
             version: "1",
             imports: ["android.media.audio.common.types-V1"],
         },
+        // IMPORTANT: Update latest_android_hardware_audio_common every time you
+        // add the latest frozen version to versions_with_info
     ],
 
 }
 
+// Note: This should always be one version ahead of the last frozen version
+latest_android_hardware_audio_common = "android.hardware.audio.common-V2"
+
+// Modules that depend on android.hardware.audio.common directly can include
+// the following cc_defaults to avoid explicitly managing dependency versions
+// across many scattered files.
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "latest_android_hardware_audio_common_ndk_static",
+    static_libs: [
+        latest_android_hardware_audio_common + "-ndk",
+    ],
+}
+
 aidl_interface {
     name: "android.hardware.audio.core",
     vendor_available: true,
@@ -80,10 +95,10 @@
         "android/hardware/audio/core/StreamDescriptor.aidl",
     ],
     imports: [
-        "android.hardware.audio.common-V1",
         "android.hardware.common-V2",
         "android.hardware.common.fmq-V1",
-        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1",
+        "android.hardware.audio.common",
+        "android.media.audio.common.types",
     ],
     stability: "vintf",
     backend: {
@@ -95,4 +110,28 @@
             sdk_version: "module_current",
         },
     },
+    versions_with_info: [
+        // IMPORTANT: Update latest_android_hardware_audio_core every time you
+        // add the latest frozen version to versions_with_info
+    ],
+}
+
+// Note: This should always be one version ahead of the last frozen version
+latest_android_hardware_audio_core = "android.hardware.audio.core-V1"
+
+// Modules that depend on android.hardware.audio.core directly can include
+// the following cc_defaults to avoid explicitly managing dependency versions
+// across many scattered files.
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "latest_android_hardware_audio_core_ndk_shared",
+    shared_libs: [
+        latest_android_hardware_audio_core + "-ndk",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "latest_android_hardware_audio_core_ndk_static",
+    static_libs: [
+        latest_android_hardware_audio_core + "-ndk",
+    ],
 }
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/Android.bp b/audio/aidl/default/Android.bp
index 03f8c64..ebbfbab 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
         "libfmq",
         "libstagefright_foundation",
         "libutils",
-        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1-ndk",
-        "android.hardware.audio.core-V1-ndk",
         "android.hardware.common-V2-ndk",
         "android.hardware.common.fmq-V1-ndk",
     ],
@@ -27,7 +25,11 @@
 
 cc_library_static {
     name: "libaudioserviceexampleimpl",
-    defaults: ["aidlaudioservice_defaults"],
+    defaults: [
+        "aidlaudioservice_defaults",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_ndk_shared",
+        "latest_android_hardware_audio_core_ndk_shared",
+    ],
     export_include_dirs: ["include"],
     srcs: [
         "Config.cpp",
@@ -45,7 +47,11 @@
     relative_install_path: "hw",
     init_rc: ["android.hardware.audio.service-aidl.example.rc"],
     vintf_fragments: ["android.hardware.audio.service-aidl.xml"],
-    defaults: ["aidlaudioservice_defaults"],
+    defaults: [
+        "aidlaudioservice_defaults",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_ndk_shared",
+        "latest_android_hardware_audio_core_ndk_shared",
+    ],
     static_libs: [
         "libaudioserviceexampleimpl",
     ],
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/Android.bp b/audio/aidl/vts/Android.bp
index 7b35133..d3fafa0 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/Android.bp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     defaults: [
         "VtsHalTargetTestDefaults",
         "use_libaidlvintf_gtest_helper_static",
+        "latest_android_hardware_audio_common_ndk_static",
+        "latest_android_hardware_audio_core_ndk_static",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_ndk_static",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
         "libbinder_ndk",
@@ -19,11 +22,8 @@
         "libfmq",
     ],
     static_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.audio.common-V1-ndk",
-        "android.hardware.audio.core-V1-ndk",
         "android.hardware.common-V2-ndk",
         "android.hardware.common.fmq-V1-ndk",
-        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1-ndk",
         "libaudioaidlcommon",
     ],
     cflags: [
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/Android.bp b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/Android.bp
index daed7a8..f51a8d0 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@
 
 cc_test {
     name: "VtsHalAudioV2_0TargetTest",
-    defaults: ["VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults"],
+    defaults: [
+        "VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_cpp_static",
+    ],
     tidy_timeout_srcs: [
         "2.0/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp",
     ],
@@ -62,7 +65,6 @@
         "libmedia_helper",
         "android.hardware.audio@2.0",
         "android.hardware.audio.common@2.0",
-        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1-cpp",
     ],
     cflags: [
         "-DMAJOR_VERSION=2",
@@ -79,7 +81,10 @@
 
 cc_test {
     name: "VtsHalAudioV4_0TargetTest",
-    defaults: ["VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults"],
+    defaults: [
+        "VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_cpp_static",
+    ],
     tidy_timeout_srcs: [
         "4.0/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp",
     ],
@@ -92,7 +97,6 @@
         "libmedia_helper",
         "android.hardware.audio@4.0",
         "android.hardware.audio.common@4.0",
-        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1-cpp",
     ],
     cflags: [
         "-DMAJOR_VERSION=4",
@@ -109,7 +113,10 @@
 
 cc_test {
     name: "VtsHalAudioV5_0TargetTest",
-    defaults: ["VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults"],
+    defaults: [
+        "VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_cpp_static",
+    ],
     srcs: [
         "5.0/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp",
     ],
@@ -119,7 +126,6 @@
         "libmedia_helper",
         "android.hardware.audio@5.0",
         "android.hardware.audio.common@5.0",
-        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1-cpp",
     ],
     cflags: [
         "-DMAJOR_VERSION=5",
@@ -136,7 +142,10 @@
 
 cc_test {
     name: "VtsHalAudioV6_0TargetTest",
-    defaults: ["VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults"],
+    defaults: [
+        "VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_cpp_static",
+    ],
     tidy_timeout_srcs: [
         "6.0/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp",
     ],
@@ -150,7 +159,6 @@
         "libmedia_helper",
         "android.hardware.audio@6.0",
         "android.hardware.audio.common@6.0",
-        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1-cpp",
     ],
     cflags: [
         "-DMAJOR_VERSION=6",
@@ -244,7 +252,10 @@
 
 cc_test {
     name: "HalAudioV6_0GeneratorTest",
-    defaults: ["VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults"],
+    defaults: [
+        "VtsHalAudioTargetTest_defaults",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_cpp_static",
+    ],
     srcs: [
         "6.0/Generators.cpp",
         "tests/generators_tests.cpp",
@@ -252,7 +263,6 @@
     static_libs: [
         "android.hardware.audio@6.0",
         "android.hardware.audio.common@6.0",
-        "android.media.audio.common.types-V1-cpp",
         "libaudiofoundation",
         "libaudiopolicycomponents",
         "libmedia_helper",
diff --git a/soundtrigger/aidl/Android.bp b/soundtrigger/aidl/Android.bp
index 0658519..426bf48 100644
--- a/soundtrigger/aidl/Android.bp
+++ b/soundtrigger/aidl/Android.bp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     ],
     stability: "vintf",
     imports: [
-        "android.media.soundtrigger.types-V1",
+        "android.media.soundtrigger.types",
     ],
     backend: {
         cpp: {
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@
             version: "1",
             imports: ["android.media.soundtrigger.types-V1"],
         },
+        // IMPORTANT: Update latest_android_hardware_soundtrigger3 every time
+        // you add the latest frozen version to versions_with_info
     ],
+}
 
+// Note: This should always be one version ahead of the last frozen version
+latest_android_hardware_soundtrigger3 = "android.hardware.soundtrigger3-V2"
+
+// Modules that depend on android.hardware.soundtrigger3 directly can include
+// the following java_defaults to avoid explicitly managing dependency versions
+// across many scattered files.
+java_defaults {
+    name: "latest_android_hardware_soundtrigger3_java_static",
+    static_libs: [
+        latest_android_hardware_soundtrigger3 + "-java",
+    ],
 }