diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 13f34fd00..c636d1f36 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -325,9 +325,8 @@ endforeach()
 if(ANDROID)
 	# Android template directory
 	include(${QT_ANDROID_CMAKE})
-	set(ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR, ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/android-mobile)
 	add_qt_android_apk(${SUBSURFACE_TARGET}.apk ${SUBSURFACE_TARGET}
-		PACKAGE_SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/android-mobile
+		PACKAGE_SOURCES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/android-mobile
 	)
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
 	set(APP_BUNDLE_DIR "${SUBSURFACE_TARGET}.app")
diff --git a/android-mobile/AndroidManifest.xml b/android-mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
index e598303d0..e597a6ccd 100644
--- a/android-mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android-mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     package="org.subsurfacedivelog.mobile"
     android:installLocation="auto"
     android:versionCode="1"
-    android:versionName="1.0" >
+    android:versionName=@SUBSURFACE_MOBILE_VERSION@ >
 
     <application
         android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication"
diff --git a/packaging/android/build.sh b/packaging/android/build.sh
index 03c2ddae9..7b522b5df 100644
--- a/packaging/android/build.sh
+++ b/packaging/android/build.sh
@@ -348,6 +348,12 @@ cmake $MOBILE_CMAKE \
 # libcrypto - that's not helpful
 sed -i -e "s/-lcrypto//g" CMakeFiles/subsurface-mobile.dir/link.txt
 
+# set up the version number
+SUBSURFACE_MOBILE_VERSION=$(grep MOBILE_VERSION_STRING ssrf-version.h | awk "{ print \$3 }" )
+rm -rf android-mobile
+cp -a $SUBSURFACE_SOURCE/android-mobile .
+sed -i -e "s/@SUBSURFACE_MOBILE_VERSION@/$SUBSURFACE_MOBILE_VERSION/" android-mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
+
 # now build Subsurface and use the rest of the command line arguments
 make $@