diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 23a9816..24f269c 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -417,6 +417,9 @@
 
 	a.aapt.splitNames = a.appProperties.Package_splits
 	a.aapt.LoggingParent = String(a.overridableAppProperties.Logging_parent)
+	if a.Updatable() {
+		a.aapt.defaultManifestVersion = android.DefaultUpdatableModuleVersion
+	}
 	a.aapt.buildActions(ctx, android.SdkContext(a), a.classLoaderContexts,
 		a.usesLibraryProperties.Exclude_uses_libs, aaptLinkFlags...)