diff --git a/prepare-release.sh b/prepare-release.sh
index 0d3b65d56d21..087c3c08fb73 100755
--- a/prepare-release.sh
+++ b/prepare-release.sh
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$ANDROID" == "true" ]]; then
     echo "$PRODUCT_VERSION" > dist-assets/android-version-name.txt
-    cargo run -q --bin mullvad-version versionCode > dist-assets/android-version-code.txt
     git commit -S -m "Update android app version to $PRODUCT_VERSION" \
-        dist-assets/android-version-name.txt \
-        dist-assets/android-version-code.txt
+        dist-assets/android-version-name.txt
+    cargo run -q --bin mullvad-version versionCode > dist-assets/android-version-code.txt
+    git commit -S --amend --no-edit dist-assets/android-version-code.txt
 fi
 
 NEW_TAGS=""