diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 4ac42a7..9b7b7a4 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
 		if override := ctx.Config().Getenv("OVERRIDE_APEX_MANIFEST_DEFAULT_VERSION"); override != "" {
 			a.aapt.defaultManifestVersion = override
 		} else {
-			a.aapt.defaultManifestVersion = android.DefaultUpdatableModuleVersion
+			a.aapt.defaultManifestVersion = ctx.Config().ReleaseDefaultUpdatableModuleVersion()
 		}
 	}