diff --git a/metadata/io.homeassistant.android.txt b/metadata/io.homeassistant.android.txt
index 81f275a177..eec8e27789 100644
--- a/metadata/io.homeassistant.android.txt
+++ b/metadata/io.homeassistant.android.txt
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ Build:0.2,2
     prebuild=echo 'task wrapper(type: Wrapper) { gradleVersion = "3.4.1" }' >> build.gradle
 
 Build:1.0-RC1,3
+    disable=play-services, see https://github.com/Maxr1998/home-assistant-Android/issues/29
     commit=v1.0-rc1
     subdir=app
     gradle=yes
-    prebuild=echo 'task wrapper(type: Wrapper) { gradleVersion = "3.4.1" }' >> build.gradle
+    prebuild=cd .. && \
+        mkdir -p gradle/wrapper && \
+        echo -e 'distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.5-bin.zip' > gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
 
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