diff --git a/libc/Android.bp b/libc/Android.bp
index 931f87b..0dfe5b8 100644
--- a/libc/Android.bp
+++ b/libc/Android.bp
@@ -1577,7 +1577,10 @@
         ],
     },
 
-    required: ["tzdata"],
+    required: [
+        "tzdata",
+        "tz_version", // Version metadata for tzdata to help debugging.
+    ],
 
     // Leave the symbols in the shared library so that stack unwinders can produce
     // meaningful name resolution.