diff --git a/plugins/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt b/plugins/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
index f02b468b6e..4a26320bb8 100644
--- a/plugins/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
+++ b/plugins/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ object Versions {
     const val VERSION_CODE = (2000 + versionYear) * 10_000 + versionMonth * 100 + versionReleaseNumber
     val VERSION_NAME = "$versionYear.${versionMonth.toString().padStart(2, '0')}.$versionReleaseNumber"
 
-    // When updating COMPILE_SDK, please do not forget to update the value for `buildToolsVersion`
-    // in the file `tools/release/release.sh`
+    // When updating COMPILE_SDK, please also update BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION
     const val COMPILE_SDK = 36
+    @Suppress("unused")
+    private const val BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION = "36.0.0"
     const val TARGET_SDK = 36
 
     // When updating the `minSdk`, make sure to update the value of `minSdkVersion` in the file `tools/release/release.sh`
diff --git a/tools/release/release.sh b/tools/release/release.sh
index 30d4cea205..6727ebb309 100755
--- a/tools/release/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release/release.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ fi
 
 # Read minSdkVersion from file plugins/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
 minSdkVersion=$(grep "MIN_SDK_FOSS =" ./plugins/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt |cut -d '=' -f 2 |xargs)
-buildToolsVersion="36.0.0"
+# Read buildToolsVersion from file plugins/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
+buildToolsVersion=$(grep "BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION =" ./plugins/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt |cut -d '=' -f 2 |xargs)
 buildToolsPath="${androidHome}/build-tools/${buildToolsVersion}"
 
 if [[ ! -d ${buildToolsPath} ]]; then