diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index b3b8f3c..e3d05a6 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -209,6 +209,20 @@
 		Bool(configurable.GcovCoverage) ||
 			Bool(configurable.ClangCoverage))
 
+	// when Platform_sdk_final is true (or PLATFORM_VERSION_CODENAME is REL), use Platform_sdk_version;
+	// if false (pre-released version, for example), use Platform_sdk_codename.
+	if Bool(configurable.Platform_sdk_final) {
+		if configurable.Platform_sdk_version != nil {
+			configurable.Platform_sdk_version_or_codename =
+				proptools.StringPtr(strconv.Itoa(*(configurable.Platform_sdk_version)))
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Platform_sdk_version cannot be pointed by a NULL pointer")
+		}
+	} else {
+		configurable.Platform_sdk_version_or_codename =
+			proptools.StringPtr(String(configurable.Platform_sdk_codename))
+	}
+
 	return saveToBazelConfigFile(configurable, filepath.Dir(filename))
 }
 
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 0fb9078..5cf9aa8 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 			Cflags  []string
 		}
 
+		Platform_sdk_version_or_codename struct {
+			Java_resource_dirs []string
+		}
+
 		// unbundled_build is a catch-all property to annotate modules that don't build in one or
 		// more unbundled branches, usually due to dependencies missing from the manifest.
 		Unbundled_build struct {
@@ -164,6 +168,7 @@
 	Platform_version_name                     *string  `json:",omitempty"`
 	Platform_sdk_version                      *int     `json:",omitempty"`
 	Platform_sdk_codename                     *string  `json:",omitempty"`
+	Platform_sdk_version_or_codename          *string  `json:",omitempty"`
 	Platform_sdk_final                        *bool    `json:",omitempty"`
 	Platform_version_active_codenames         []string `json:",omitempty"`
 	Platform_vndk_version                     *string  `json:",omitempty"`