app is using an old version of the Google Play Developer API - xamarin

I am developing a Xamarin Forms application that just has a few calls to the Maps and GeoLocation API. I am using the following packages in my application.
GeoCoordinate.NetCore {1.0.0.1}
Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client {1.1.0}
Microsoft.Azure.EventGrid {3.2.0}
Newtonsoft.Json {12.0.2}
SearchPlaces {1.0.0}
UXDivers.GorillaPlayer.SDK {1.5.2}
UXDivers.GorillaPlayer.SDK.AutoC... {1.5.0-Beta4}
Xam.Plugin.Geolocator {4.5.0.6}
Xamarin.Android.Support.Vector.D... {28.0.0.1}
Xamarin.Forms {4.2.0.709249}
Xamarin.Android.Support.Design {28.0.0.1}
Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.AppCo... {28.0.0.1}
Xamarin.Android.Support.v4 {28.0.0.1}
Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.CardView {28.0.0.1}
Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.Media... {28.0.0.1}
Xamarin.Android.Support.Core.Utils {28.0.0.1}
Xamarin.Android.Support.CustomTabs {28.0.0.1}
Xamarin.Essentials {1.2.0}
Xamarin.Forms.Maps {4.2.0.709249}
when I upload this App to the Google Play for publishing, I see the following warning:
We’ve detected that your app is using an old version of the Google Play Developer API. From December 1 2019, versions 1 and 2 of this API will no longer be available. Update to version 3 before this date. Learn more
As far as I can see, there is nothing in my code that uses a version of Google Play Developer API. Closest I can see me using a Google API is from a 3rd party package called SearchPlaces where its using the following code to suggest the places from the search text.
string CreatePredictionsUri(string newTextValue)
{
var url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json";
var input = Uri.EscapeUriString(newTextValue);
var pType = PlaceTypeValue(placeType);
var constructedUrl = $"{url}?input={input}&types={pType}&key={apiKey}";
if (locationBias != null)
constructedUrl = constructedUrl + locationBias;
if (components != null)
constructedUrl += components;
return constructedUrl;
}
can someone please help me understand why I am getting this warning in the google play console for my app.
UPDATE 1
Just wanted to add that I am also having this in my manifest
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY" android:value="<my API Key>" />

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