diff --git a/metadata/org.eehouse.android.xw4.yml b/metadata/org.eehouse.android.xw4.yml
index 2130932fab..17e198191e 100644
--- a/metadata/org.eehouse.android.xw4.yml
+++ b/metadata/org.eehouse.android.xw4.yml
@@ -899,7 +899,9 @@ Builds:
       - sed -i -e '/com.google.gms/d' build.gradle
     ndk: r21e
 
-AutoUpdateMode: Version
+MaintainerNotes: Don't update, upstream will MR new versions when they see fit.
+
+AutoUpdateMode: None
 UpdateCheckMode: Tags ^fdroid_release
 UpdateCheckData: xwords4/android/app/build.gradle|VERSION_CODE_BASE = (\d+)|.|VERSION_NAME
   = '([\d.]+)'