diff --git a/default.properties b/default.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b6883087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version.name=""
diff --git a/prepare.py b/prepare.py
index 3e6a09939..6de8ab003 100755
--- a/prepare.py
+++ b/prepare.py
@@ -205,10 +205,7 @@ PACKAGE_NAME=$(shell sed -nE 's|<property name="linphone.package.name" value="(.
 .PHONY: all
 .NOTPARALLEL: all generate-apk generate-mediastreamer2-apk install release
 
-all: version-name update-project generate-apk
-
-version-name:
-	echo "version.name=$(LINPHONE_ANDROID_VERSION)" > default.properties
+all: update-project generate-apk
 
 build: $(addsuffix -build, $(archs))