diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1c061bab4..63b49de61 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
      to come from a domain that you own or have control over. -->
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           package="org.eehouse.android.xw4"
-          android:versionCode="20"
+          android:versionCode="21"
           android:versionName="@string/app_version"
           >
 
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
index e310bc6e7..6b4a12525 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   <!-- other -->
   <string name="default_host">eehouse.org</string>
   <string name="dict_url">http://eehouse.org/and_dicts_hh</string>
-  <string name="app_version">4.4 beta 27</string>
+  <string name="app_version">4.4 beta 28</string>
 
   <!--string name="dict_url">http://10.0.2.2/~eehouse/and_dicts</string-->