diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index ec910a67..ceba2360 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "agp" }
 compose-compiler = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.compose", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 dokka = { id = "org.jetbrains.dokka", version.ref = "dokka" }
 kotlin-android = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android", version.ref = "kotlin" }
-screenshot = { id = "com.android.compose.screenshot", version.ref = "screenshot"}
+screenshot = { id = "com.android.compose.screenshot", version.ref = "screenshot"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maps-compose-widgets/build.gradle.kts b/maps-compose-widgets/build.gradle.kts
index 8ec76cea..726f8c53 100644
--- a/maps-compose-widgets/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/maps-compose-widgets/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,11 +11,19 @@ android {
         sarifOutput = layout.buildDirectory.file("reports/lint-results.sarif").get().asFile
     }
 
+    packaging {
+        resources {
+            excludes += "META-INF/LICENSE.md"
+            excludes += "META-INF/LICENSE-notice.md"
+        }
+    }
+
     namespace = "com.google.maps.android.compose.widgets"
     compileSdk = 36
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdk = 21
+        testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
 
     compileOptions {
@@ -55,4 +63,6 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation(platform(libs.androidx.compose.bom))
     androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.test.espresso)
     androidTestImplementation(libs.androidx.test.junit.ktx)
+    androidTestImplementation(libs.mockk)
+    androidTestImplementation(libs.truth)
 }
diff --git a/maps-compose-widgets/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/ScaleBarUnitTest.kt b/maps-compose-widgets/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/ScaleBarUnitTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ac332fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maps-compose-widgets/src/androidTest/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/ScaleBarUnitTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.google.maps.android.compose.widgets
+
+
+import android.graphics.Point
+import io.mockk.every
+import io.mockk.mockk
+import org.junit.Test
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Density
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import com.google.android.gms.maps.Projection
+import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng
+import com.google.maps.android.ktx.utils.sphericalDistance
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+public class ScaleBarUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public fun testScaleBarCalculation() {
+        val projection = mockk<Projection>(relaxed = true)
+        val density = Density(1f, 1f)
+        val width = 100.dp
+
+        val startPoint = Point(0, 0)
+        val endPoint = Point(width.value.toInt(), 0)
+
+        val startLatLng = LatLng(0.0, 0.0)
+        val endLatLng = LatLng(0.0, 0.001)
+
+        every { projection.fromScreenLocation(startPoint) } returns startLatLng
+        every { projection.fromScreenLocation(endPoint) } returns endLatLng
+
+        val expectedDistance = startLatLng.sphericalDistance(endLatLng)
+        val expectedResult = (expectedDistance * 8 / 9).toInt()
+
+        val result = calculateDistance(projection, width, density)
+
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo(expectedResult)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/maps-compose-widgets/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/widgets/ScaleBar.kt b/maps-compose-widgets/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/widgets/ScaleBar.kt
index afa46463..19688781 100644
--- a/maps-compose-widgets/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/widgets/ScaleBar.kt
+++ b/maps-compose-widgets/src/main/java/com/google/maps/android/compose/widgets/ScaleBar.kt
@@ -40,15 +40,36 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Shadow
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.StrokeCap
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Density
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.em
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
+import com.google.android.gms.maps.Projection
 import com.google.maps.android.compose.CameraPositionState
 import com.google.maps.android.ktx.utils.sphericalDistance
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 
+internal fun calculateDistance(
+    projection: Projection,
+    width: Dp,
+    density: Density
+): Int {
+    val widthInPixels = with(density) {
+        width.toPx().toInt()
+    }
+
+    val upperLeftLatLng = projection.fromScreenLocation(Point(0, 0))
+    val upperRightLatLng =
+        projection.fromScreenLocation(Point(widthInPixels, 0))
+
+    val canvasWidthMeters = upperLeftLatLng.sphericalDistance(upperRightLatLng)
+
+    return (canvasWidthMeters * 8 / 9).toInt()
+}
+
 public val DarkGray: Color = Color(0xFF3a3c3b)
 private val defaultWidth: Dp = 65.dp
 private val defaultHeight: Dp = 50.dp
@@ -75,37 +96,12 @@ public fun ScaleBar(
     lineColor: Color = DarkGray,
     shadowColor: Color = Color.White,
 ) {
-    // This is the core logic for calculating the scale of the map.
-    //
-    // `remember` with a key (`cameraPositionState.position.zoom`) is used for performance.
-    // It ensures that the calculation inside is only re-executed when the zoom level changes.
-    // This is important because we don't need to recalculate the scale every time the map pans,
-    // only when the zoom level changes.
-    //
-    // `derivedStateOf` is a Compose state function that creates a new state object that is
-    // derived from other state objects. The calculation inside `derivedStateOf` is only
-    // re-executed when one of the state objects it reads from changes. In this case, it's
-    // `cameraPositionState.projection`. This is another performance optimization that
-    // prevents unnecessary recalculations.
+    val density = LocalDensity.current
     val horizontalLineWidthMeters by remember(cameraPositionState.position.zoom) {
         derivedStateOf {
-            // The projection is used to convert between screen coordinates (pixels) and
-            // geographical coordinates (LatLng). It can be null if the map is not ready yet.
-            val projection = cameraPositionState.projection ?: return@derivedStateOf 0
-
-            // We get the geographical coordinates of two points on the screen: the top-left
-            // corner (0, 0) and a point to the right of it, at the width of the scale bar.
-            val upperLeftLatLng = projection.fromScreenLocation(Point(0, 0))
-            val upperRightLatLng =
-                projection.fromScreenLocation(Point(0, width.value.toInt()))
-
-            // We then calculate the spherical distance between these two points in meters.
-            // This gives us the distance that the scale bar represents on the map.
-            val canvasWidthMeters = upperLeftLatLng.sphericalDistance(upperRightLatLng)
-
-            // We take 8/9th of the canvas width to provide some padding on the right side
-            // of the scale bar.
-            (canvasWidthMeters * 8 / 9).toInt()
+            cameraPositionState.projection?.let {
+                calculateDistance(it, width, density)
+            } ?: 0
         }
     }