diff --git a/api/Android.bp b/api/Android.bp
index 7ef00b0..513aa4a 100644
--- a/api/Android.bp
+++ b/api/Android.bp
@@ -125,27 +125,54 @@
     }),
 }
 
+// Create a single file containing the latest released version of the whole
+// Android public API.
+java_genrule {
+    name: "android.api.merged.public.latest",
+    srcs: [
+        ":android.api.combined.public.latest",
+    ],
+    out: ["public-latest.txt"],
+    tools: ["metalava"],
+    cmd: metalava_cmd + " merge-signatures --format=2.0 $(in) --out $(out)",
+}
+
+// Make sure that the Android public API is compatible with the
+// previously released public API.
 java_genrule {
     name: "frameworks-base-api-current-compat",
     srcs: [
-        ":android.api.public.latest",
+        ":android.api.merged.public.latest",
         ":android-incompatibilities.api.public.latest",
         ":frameworks-base-api-current.txt",
     ],
     out: ["updated-baseline.txt"],
     tools: ["metalava"],
     cmd: metalava_cmd +
-        "--check-compatibility:api:released $(location :android.api.public.latest) " +
+        "--check-compatibility:api:released $(location :android.api.merged.public.latest) " +
         "--baseline:compatibility:released $(location :android-incompatibilities.api.public.latest) " +
         "--update-baseline:compatibility:released $(genDir)/updated-baseline.txt " +
         "$(location :frameworks-base-api-current.txt)",
 }
 
+// Create a single file containing the latest released version of the whole
+// Android system API.
+java_genrule {
+    name: "android.api.merged.system.latest",
+    srcs: [
+        ":android.api.combined.system.latest",
+    ],
+    out: ["system-latest.txt"],
+    tools: ["metalava"],
+    cmd: metalava_cmd + " merge-signatures --format=2.0 $(in) --out $(out)",
+}
+
+// Make sure that the Android system API is compatible with the
+// previously released system API.
 java_genrule {
     name: "frameworks-base-api-system-current-compat",
     srcs: [
-        ":android.api.public.latest",
-        ":android.api.system.latest",
+        ":android.api.merged.system.latest",
         ":android-incompatibilities.api.system.latest",
         ":frameworks-base-api-current.txt",
         ":frameworks-base-api-system-current.txt",
@@ -153,20 +180,31 @@
     out: ["updated-baseline.txt"],
     tools: ["metalava"],
     cmd: metalava_cmd +
-        "--check-compatibility:api:released $(location :android.api.public.latest) " +
-        "--check-compatibility:api:released $(location :android.api.system.latest) " +
+        "--check-compatibility:api:released $(location :android.api.merged.system.latest) " +
         "--baseline:compatibility:released $(location :android-incompatibilities.api.system.latest) " +
         "--update-baseline:compatibility:released $(genDir)/updated-baseline.txt " +
         "$(location :frameworks-base-api-current.txt) " +
         "$(location :frameworks-base-api-system-current.txt)",
 }
 
+// Create a single file containing the latest released version of the whole
+// Android module-lib API.
+java_genrule {
+    name: "android.api.merged.module-lib.latest",
+    srcs: [
+        ":android.api.combined.module-lib.latest",
+    ],
+    out: ["module-lib-latest.txt"],
+    tools: ["metalava"],
+    cmd: metalava_cmd + " merge-signatures --format=2.0 $(in) --out $(out)",
+}
+
+// Make sure that the Android module-lib API is compatible with the
+// previously released module-lib API.
 java_genrule {
     name: "frameworks-base-api-module-lib-current-compat",
     srcs: [
-        ":android.api.public.latest",
-        ":android.api.system.latest",
-        ":android.api.module-lib.latest",
+        ":android.api.merged.module-lib.latest",
         ":android-incompatibilities.api.module-lib.latest",
         ":frameworks-base-api-current.txt",
         ":frameworks-base-api-system-current.txt",
@@ -175,9 +213,7 @@
     out: ["updated-baseline.txt"],
     tools: ["metalava"],
     cmd: metalava_cmd +
-        "--check-compatibility:api:released $(location :android.api.public.latest) " +
-        "--check-compatibility:api:released $(location :android.api.system.latest) " +
-        "--check-compatibility:api:released $(location :android.api.module-lib.latest) " +
+        "--check-compatibility:api:released $(location :android.api.merged.module-lib.latest) " +
         "--baseline:compatibility:released $(location :android-incompatibilities.api.module-lib.latest) " +
         "--update-baseline:compatibility:released $(genDir)/updated-baseline.txt " +
         "$(location :frameworks-base-api-current.txt) " +