diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 955c390d..0bd49e23 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <manifest package="ca.openprivacy.cwtch.ui" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:versionName="1.0"
-        android:versionCode="1"
+        android:versionCode="4"
         android:installLocation="auto">
     <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
                  android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication"
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index cad64cf1..e57e44be 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -51,33 +51,100 @@ android {
        }
     }
 
-      splits {
 
-        // Configures multiple APKs based on ABI.
-        abi {
+      // kinda of cheaty, would prefer to use if (System.getEnv("GOARCH") == "arm64") {
+      // but it doesn't want to work in this context
+      if (qt5AndroidDir.contains("arm64")) {
 
-          // Enables building multiple APKs per ABI.
-          enable true
+        splits {
 
-          // By default all ABIs are included, so use reset() and include to specify that we only
-          // want APKs for x86 and x86_64.
+            // Configures multiple APKs based on ABI.
+            abi {
 
-          // Resets the list of ABIs that Gradle should create APKs for to none.
-          reset()
+              // Enables building multiple APKs per ABI.
+              enable true
 
-          // Specifies a list of ABIs that Gradle should create APKs for.
-          // Note that because of the way that therecipe/qt bundles libraries
-          // only the specific architecture specified by GOARCH /GOARM will *actually*
-          // work so we currently have to do separate builds for each arch - this needs to be fixed.
-          include "armeabi-v7a", "arm64-v8a"
+              // By default all ABIs are included, so use reset() and include to specify that we only
+              // want APKs for x86 and x86_64.
 
-          // Specifies that we do not want to also generate a universal APK that includes all ABIs.
-          universalApk true
+              // Resets the list of ABIs that Gradle should create APKs for to none.
+              reset()
+
+              // Specifies a list of ABIs that Gradle should create APKs for.
+              // Note that because of the way that therecipe/qt bundles libraries
+              // only the specific architecture specified by GOARCH /GOARM will *actually*
+              // work so we currently have to do separate builds for each arch - this needs to be fixed.
+              include "arm64-v8a"
+
+              // Specifies that we do not want to also generate a universal APK that includes all ABIs.
+              // QT deploy has to be run twice to generate the libgo_base.so for each arch
+              universalApk false
+            }
         }
-      }
+
+        task linkBuildDebugArm64(type: Exec) {
+            workingDir '../build/build/outputs/apk/debug/'
+            commandLine 'ln', '-sf', 'build-arm64-v8a-debug.apk', 'build-debug.apk'
+        }
+
+        task renameBuildReleaseArm64(type: Exec) {
+            workingDir '../build/build/outputs/apk/release/'
+            commandLine 'mv', 'build-arm64-v8a-release-unsigned.apk', 'build-release-unsigned.apk'
+        }
+
+        afterEvaluate {
+            assembleDebug.finalizedBy(linkBuildDebugArm64)
+            assembleRelease.finalizedBy(renameBuildReleaseArm64)
+        }
+
+    } else {
+
+        splits {
+
+            // Configures multiple APKs based on ABI.
+            abi {
+
+              // Enables building multiple APKs per ABI.
+              enable true
+
+              // By default all ABIs are included, so use reset() and include to specify that we only
+              // want APKs for x86 and x86_64.
+
+              // Resets the list of ABIs that Gradle should create APKs for to none.
+              reset()
+
+              // Specifies a list of ABIs that Gradle should create APKs for.
+              // Note that because of the way that therecipe/qt bundles libraries
+              // only the specific architecture specified by GOARCH /GOARM will *actually*
+              // work so we currently have to do separate builds for each arch - this needs to be fixed.
+              include "armeabi-v7a"
+
+              // Specifies that we do not want to also generate a universal APK that includes all ABIs.
+              // QT deploy has to be run twice to generate the libgo_base.so for each arch
+              universalApk false
+            }
+        }
+
+        task linkBuildDebugArm7(type: Exec) {
+            workingDir '../build/build/outputs/apk/debug/'
+            commandLine 'ln', '-sf', 'build-armeabi-v7a-debug.apk', 'build-debug.apk'
+        }
+
+        task renameBuildReleaseArm7(type: Exec) {
+            workingDir '../build/build/outputs/apk/release/'
+            commandLine 'mv', 'build-armeabi-v7a-release-unsigned.apk', 'build-release-unsigned.apk'
+        }
+
+        afterEvaluate {
+            assembleDebug.finalizedBy(linkBuildDebugArm7)
+            assembleRelease.finalizedBy(renameBuildReleaseArm7)
+        }
+    }
 
 
     lintOptions {
         abortOnError true
     }
+
 }
+