diff --git a/metadata/org.dmfs.tasks.txt b/metadata/org.dmfs.tasks.txt
index d92d8b2eae..2a19c28c3c 100644
--- a/metadata/org.dmfs.tasks.txt
+++ b/metadata/org.dmfs.tasks.txt
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ Build:1.1.19,75500
     commit=1.1.19
     subdir=opentasks
     gradle=yes
-    prebuild=sed -i -e "s/, '--dirty'//" ../build.gradle
+    prebuild=sed -i -e "s/, '--dirty'//" ../build.gradle && \
+        sed -i -e 's|refs/remotes/origin/master|refs/tags/$$VERSION$$|' build.gradle
 
 Maintainer Notes:
 Cannot use UCM/AUM because build.gradle calculates version code at run time.