diff --git a/VCL/build.gradle b/VCL/build.gradle
index d18faadd..aae89b29 100644
--- a/VCL/build.gradle
+++ b/VCL/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ android {
         minSdk 24
         targetSdk 33
         // Increase version for release
-        versionName "1.20.2"
+        versionName "1.20.1"
         versionCode 116
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         consumerProguardFiles "consumer-rules.pro"
diff --git a/publish-core.gradle b/publish-core.gradle
index 88e0765b..f4c10a5f 100644
--- a/publish-core.gradle
+++ b/publish-core.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 def propertiesFilePath = '/Volumes/Keybase/team/velocitycareers/mobile/android/maven/nexus.properties'
 def propertiesFile = new File(propertiesFilePath)
 
+def properties = new Properties()
 if (propertiesFile.exists()) {
-    def properties = new Properties()
     try {
         properties.load(new FileInputStream(propertiesFile))
     } catch (IOException e) {