diff --git a/contrib/make_apk b/contrib/make_apk
index 8593e7bca..ed9edc228 100755
--- a/contrib/make_apk
+++ b/contrib/make_apk
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+pushd contrib
+VERSION=$(python -c "import versions; print versions.version_apk")
+popd
+echo $VERSION
+echo $VERSION > contrib/apk_version
 pushd ./gui/kivy/; make apk; popd