diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index a30e0a9..7cbca30 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ fun safeGitOutput(vararg args: String): String? {
             .getOrNull()
 }
 
-val versionBase = providers.gradleProperty("ROSETTA_VERSION_BASE").orElse("1.0")
-val explicitVersionCode = providers.gradleProperty("ROSETTA_VERSION_CODE").orNull?.toIntOrNull()
-val explicitVersionName = providers.gradleProperty("ROSETTA_VERSION_NAME").orNull
-val gitCommitCount = safeGitOutput("rev-list", "--count", "HEAD")?.toIntOrNull()
 val gitShortSha = safeGitOutput("rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD") ?: "unknown"
-val computedVersionCode = (explicitVersionCode ?: gitCommitCount ?: 1).coerceAtLeast(1)
-val computedVersionName = explicitVersionName ?: "${versionBase.get()}.$computedVersionCode"
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Rosetta versioning — bump here on each release
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+val rosettaVersionName = "1.0.1"
+val rosettaVersionCode = 2  // Increment on each release
 
 android {
     namespace = "com.rosetta.messenger"
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.rosetta.messenger"
         minSdk = 24
         targetSdk = 34
-        versionCode = computedVersionCode
-        versionName = computedVersionName
+        versionCode = rosettaVersionCode
+        versionName = rosettaVersionName
         buildConfigField("String", "GIT_SHA", "\"$gitShortSha\"")
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatsListScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatsListScreen.kt
index 4c88d7d..adc94aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatsListScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/rosetta/messenger/ui/chats/ChatsListScreen.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
 import com.airbnb.lottie.compose.*
 import com.rosetta.messenger.R
+import com.rosetta.messenger.BuildConfig
 import com.rosetta.messenger.data.AccountManager
 import com.rosetta.messenger.data.EncryptedAccount
 import com.rosetta.messenger.data.RecentSearchesManager
@@ -904,7 +905,7 @@ fun ChatsListScreen(
                                                                         Alignment.CenterStart
                                                         ) {
                                                                 Text(
-                                                                        text = "Rosetta v1.0.0",
+                                                                        text = "Rosetta v${BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME}",
                                                                         fontSize = 12.sp,
                                                                         color =
                                                                                 if (isDarkTheme)