diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
index 9492da44a..986918b69 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
*/
def INITIAL_CLIENT_VERS = 10
-def VERSION_CODE_BASE = 174
-def VERSION_NAME = '4.4.178'
+def VERSION_CODE_BASE = 175
+def VERSION_NAME = '4.4.179'
def BUILD_INFO_NAME = "build-info.txt"
// Not all variants use the same BT_UUID. Those with the same talk to
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/assets/changes.html b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/assets/changes.html
index 63991d29f..e050e8a13 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/assets/changes.html
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/assets/changes.html
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
- CrossWords 4.4.178 release
+ CrossWords 4.4.179 release
- This release fixes a crash introduced by the last release
+ This release adds the option of having eight or nine tiles in the
+ tray