diff --git a/metadata/com.menny.android.anysoftkeyboard.txt b/metadata/com.menny.android.anysoftkeyboard.txt
index 9f8541a205..78e61b808d 100644
--- a/metadata/com.menny.android.anysoftkeyboard.txt
+++ b/metadata/com.menny.android.anysoftkeyboard.txt
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ Build:1.8.253,1578
     subdir=app
     init=sed -i -e '/fabric/d' -e '/canaryCompile/,+2d' ../build.gradle build.gradle
     gradle=yes
+    forceversion=yes
     rm=app/src/main/res/raw/words_1.dict
+    prebuild=sed -i -e '/versionCode/d' -e '/versionName/aversionCode $$VERCODE$$'  build.gradle
     preassemble=:makeEnglishDictionary
 
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