diff --git a/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs b/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs
index 19ed7ffcf5..5f936ffce4 100644
--- a/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs
+++ b/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using Android.App;
+using Android.OS;
 using osu.Game;
 using osu.Game.Updater;
 
@@ -18,9 +19,32 @@ namespace osu.Android
 
                 try
                 {
-                    // todo: needs checking before play store redeploy.
-                    string versionName = packageInfo.VersionName;
-                    // undo play store version garbling
+                    // We store the osu! build number in the "VersionCode" field to better support google play releases.
+                    // If we were to use the main build number, it would require a new submission each time (similar to TestFlight).
+                    // In order to do this, we should split it up and pad the numbers to still ensure sequential increase over time.
+                    //
+                    // We also need to be aware that older SDK versions store this as a 32bit int.
+                    //
+                    // Basic conversion format (as done in Fastfile): 2020.606.0 -> 202006060
+
+                    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52977079/android-sdk-28-versioncode-in-packageinfo-has-been-deprecated
+                    string versionName = string.Empty;
+
+                    if (Build.VERSION.SdkInt >= BuildVersionCodes.P)
+                    {
+                        versionName = packageInfo.LongVersionCode.ToString();
+                        versionName = versionName.Substring(versionName.Length - 9);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+                        // this is required else older SDKs will report missing method exception.
+                        versionName = packageInfo.VersionCode.ToString();
+#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+                    }
+
+                    // undo play store version garbling (as mentioned above).
                     return new Version(int.Parse(versionName.Substring(0, 4)), int.Parse(versionName.Substring(4, 4)), int.Parse(versionName.Substring(8, 1)));
                 }
                 catch