diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4a1bd89..f1c44c2
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# the version number is just a unix timestamp in minutes
+versionCode=$1
+
 source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh;
 
 nvm install v21
@@ -21,8 +24,6 @@ set -e
 set -x
 
 
-# the version number is just a unix timestamp in minutes
-versionCode=$(($(date +%s) / 60))
 
 
 # Replace the version code and name in gradle for fdroid and play store
@@ -48,9 +49,3 @@ npm run build
 rm -rf ./app/src/main/assets/*
 cp public/* dist
 cp dist/* ./app/src/main/assets/
-
-# Create a release commit and tag
-git add .
-git commit -m "Build $versionCode"
-git tag -a $versionCode -m $versionCode
-git push
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 2ab07ca..cd82cfb 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-bash ./build.sh
+versionCode=$(($(date +%s) / 60))
+
+bash ./build.sh $versionCode
+
+# Create a release commit and tag
+git add .
+git commit -m "Build $versionCode"
+git tag -a $versionCode -m $versionCode
+git push
 
 # upload to breakout.lecaro.me
 DOMAIN="breakout.lecaro.me"
@@ -11,4 +19,5 @@ rsync -avz --delete --delete-excluded --exclude="*.sh" --exclude="node_modules"
 
 # upload to itch.io , upload the index file directly
 butler push "./dist/index.html" renanlecaro/breakout71:latest --userversion $versionCode
-butler push  "./dist/index.html" renanlecaro/breakout71:offline --userversion $versionCode
\ No newline at end of file
+butler push  "./dist/index.html" renanlecaro/breakout71:offline --userversion $versionCode
+
diff --git a/deploy_staging.sh b/deploy_staging.sh
index ed35e3e..82b622d 100755
--- a/deploy_staging.sh
+++ b/deploy_staging.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-bash ./build.sh
+versionCode=$(($(date +%s) / 60))
+
+bash ./build.sh $versionCode
+
+# we don't add a version tag to let fdroid ignore this build
 
 # upload to breakout-v3-staging.lecaro.me
 DOMAIN="breakout-v3-staging.lecaro.me"
@@ -9,5 +13,3 @@ PUBLIC_CONTENT="./dist/*"
 ssh staging "mkdir -p /opt/mup-nginx-proxy/config/html/static_sites/$DOMAIN"
 rsync -avz --delete  $PUBLIC_CONTENT staging:/opt/mup-nginx-proxy/config/html/static_sites/$DOMAIN
 
-# upload to itch.io , upload the index file directly
-butler push "./dist/index.html" renanlecaro/breakout71:nightly --userversion $versionCode