diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cf16c22..973024d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ build-android:
 #        - .gradle/caches
 #        - .gradle/wrapper
   script: |
-    export version="$(git describe --tags)-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA" && echo "building version $version"
     bash ./setup-ndk.sh
     export ANDROID_HOME="$PWD/Android/Sdk"
     bin/update && bin/apply-ci && cd works/core
+    export version="$(git describe --tags)-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA" && echo "building version $version"
     git submodule update --init --recursive
-    git tag v$version -f
     make lib_install
     export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"
     go mod tidy