diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 147b9e60..6efd9606 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // TODO: move to versions.gradle
 ext {
-    appVersionName = '1.0.0 Alpha 9'
+    appVersionName = '1.0.0-Alpha-9'
 
     appVersionCode = 9
 
diff --git a/ui/BankingAndroidApp/build.gradle b/ui/BankingAndroidApp/build.gradle
index 2e7fb02d..c9b34119 100644
--- a/ui/BankingAndroidApp/build.gradle
+++ b/ui/BankingAndroidApp/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion androidMinSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion androidTargetSdkVersion
 
-        versionName version
+        versionName version.replace("-", " ")
         versionCode appVersionCode
 
         multiDexEnabled true