diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index aa82d912e..5d16886f4 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // each of the version numbers must be 0-99
 def versionMajor = 1
 def versionMinor = 7 // minor feature releases
-def versionPatch = 11 // This should be bumped for hot fixes
+def versionPatch = 12 // This should be bumped for hot fixes
 
 // Double check the versioning
 for (versionPart in [versionPatch, versionMinor, versionMajor]) {