diff --git a/metadata/eu.siacs.conversations.txt b/metadata/eu.siacs.conversations.txt
index f855677fee..a4d3c23a61 100644
--- a/metadata/eu.siacs.conversations.txt
+++ b/metadata/eu.siacs.conversations.txt
@@ -419,15 +419,22 @@ Build:1.2.0-beta,54
         popd && \
         sed -i -e '/mavenCentral/amavenLocal()\n' -e '/maven {/d' -e '/jitsi.github.com/,+1d' -e '/applicationVariants/i/*' -e '/lintOptions {/i*/' build.gradle
 
+#uncomment this build once vc56+ is added via auto-update
+#Build:1.2.0,56
+#    commit=1.2.0
+#    gradle=yes
+#    srclibs=Otr4j-jitsi@8bc49a960b995ab79583df592abe7a5066599491
+#    prebuild=pushd $$Otr4j-jitsi$$ && \
+#        $$MVN3$$ clean && \
+#        $$MVN3$$ install && \
+#        popd && \
+#        sed -i -e '/mavenCentral/amavenLocal()\n' -e '/maven {/d' -e '/jitsi.github.com/,+1d' -e '/applicationVariants/i/*' -e '/lintOptions {/i*/' build.gradle
+
+#remove this build once vc56+ is added via auto-update
 Build:1.2.0,56
     commit=1.2.0
     gradle=yes
-    srclibs=Otr4j-jitsi@8bc49a960b995ab79583df592abe7a5066599491
-    prebuild=pushd $$Otr4j-jitsi$$ && \
-        $$MVN3$$ clean && \
-        $$MVN3$$ install && \
-        popd && \
-        sed -i -e '/mavenCentral/amavenLocal()\n' -e '/maven {/d' -e '/jitsi.github.com/,+1d' -e '/applicationVariants/i/*' -e '/lintOptions {/i*/' build.gradle
+    prebuild=sed -i -e '/applicationVariants/i/*' -e '/lintOptions {/i*/' build.gradle
 
 Maintainer Notes:
 Build succeeds now, but fdroid strips a line required for output variants.