diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index c7d4fc159..fa6fb01f5 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ android.applicationVariants.all { variant ->
 
     def isDebug = variant.buildType.resValues['IS_DEBUG']?.value ?: false
     def useReleaseVersioning = variant.buildType.buildConfigFields['USE_RELEASE_VERSIONING']?.value ?: false
-    def versionName = Config.generateDebugVersionName()
+    def versionName = Config.releaseVersionName(project) == "" ? Config.generateDebugVersionName() : Config.releaseVersionName(project)
 
     println("----------------------------------------------")
     println("Variant name:      " + variant.name)