diff --git a/obelisk/default.nix b/obelisk/default.nix
index f925e16efd34625274470fc9276076ef807c9c31..ee11be56ed2e7b15d2f44f5361700a96a0da3b9a 100644
--- a/obelisk/default.nix
+++ b/obelisk/default.nix
@@ -66,14 +66,17 @@ let
       # validation, quoting, etc.
       android.activityAttributes = "android:exported=\"true\"";
 
-      android.version = rec {
-        # Must be a monotonically increasing number; defines what it means to
-        # "upgrade" the app.
-        code = "8";
-
-        # The version that is displayed to the end user
-        name = "1.0.${code}";
-      };
+      # Version numbers
+      #
+      # Keep static (don't do anything clever or even just string interpolation
+      # using Nix) since F-Droid is parsing this for automatic updates in their
+      # store.
+      #
+      # Must be a monotonically increasing number; defines what it means to
+      # "upgrade" the app.
+      android.version.code = "8";
+      # The version that is displayed to the end user.
+      android.version.name = "1.0.8";
 
       # We have a provider to define.  It is certainly not a service.  But
       # reflex-platform puts services in the right place for providers so ...