diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
index e639a519f..21bc531e4 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -10,14 +10,11 @@ boolean forFDroid = hasProperty('forFDroid')
 // Get the git revision we're using. Since fdroid modifies files as
 // part of its build process -dirty will always be added, confusing
 // users. So add that for the non-fdroid case.
-
-def GITCMD = "git rev-parse HEAD"
-// if (! forFDroid) {
-//     GITCMD += " --dirty"
-// }
-print "GITCMD: ${GITCMD}\n"
-def GITREV = GITCMD.execute().text.trim()
-print "GITREV: ${GITREV}\n"
+def GITREV = "git describe --tags"
+if (! forFDroid) {
+    GITREV += " --dirty"
+}
+GITREV = GITREV.execute().text.trim()
 
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'