diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b18d976a5..ff49e3875 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ ext {
 
     supportLibVersion = '27.1.1'
     googleLibVersion = '15.0.0'
+    googleLibVersionGCM = '12.0.1' // last version for GCM to be supported
+
     firebaseJobdispatcherVersion = '0.8.5'
 
     minSdkVersion = 14
diff --git a/gcm/README.md b/gcm/README.md
index c42d1abf3..2e9e868b0 100644
--- a/gcm/README.md
+++ b/gcm/README.md
@@ -68,21 +68,12 @@ After these services are registered in the Manifest, you then need to register y
     </intent-filter>
 </receiver>
 ```
-After all this, you will need to register for GCM in your `Application.onCreate()`, like so:
+
+After this, you are all set. Adding the `parse-gcm-android` package will include a [ParseGCMJobService](https://github.com/parse-community/Parse-SDK-Android/blob/master/gcm/src/main/java/com/parse/gcm/ParseGCMJobService.java) in the `AndroidManifest.xml` file that will register for a GCM token when the app starts.  You should see `ParseGCM: GCM registration success` messages assuming you have enabled logging:
+
 ```java
-@Override
-public void onCreate() {
-    super.onCreate();
-    Parse.Configuration configuration = new Parse.Configuration.Builder(this)
-            //...
-            .build();
-    Parse.initialize(configuration);
-    ParseGCM.register(this);
-}
+Parse.setLogLevel(Parse.LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG);
 ```
-The sender ID should be all numbers. It is obtained via the Firebase console.
-
-After this, you are all set.
 
 ## Custom Notifications
 If you need to customize the notification that is sent out from a push, you can do so easily by extending `ParsePushBroadcastReceiver` with your own class and registering it instead in the Manifest.
diff --git a/gcm/build.gradle b/gcm/build.gradle
index 6834ab90f..6c7e1d5c3 100644
--- a/gcm/build.gradle
+++ b/gcm/build.gradle
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api "com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:$googleLibVersion"
+    api "com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:$googleLibVersionGCM"
     api "com.firebase:firebase-jobdispatcher:$firebaseJobdispatcherVersion"
     implementation project(':Parse')
 }