diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 445bf848f..89a413dc4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ These will usually include changes and new features that have not been tested
 enough for a stable release, so use at your own risk. Testers and reporters
 are very welcome.
 
-The version codes use a number of digits per each of these keys: `XYYZNN`.
-So for example, 1.3.1 would be `103150` and 0.95-alpha13 would be `95013`
+The version codes use a number of digits per each of these keys: `XXXYYYZNN`.
+So for example, 1.3.1 would be `1003150` and 0.95-alpha13 would be `95013`
 (leading zeros are omitted).
 
 Note that we use a trailing `50` for actual stable releases, so alphas are
diff --git a/F-Droid/AndroidManifest.xml b/F-Droid/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6f9339aeb..d39dbdb25 100644
--- a/F-Droid/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/F-Droid/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="org.fdroid.fdroid"
     android:installLocation="auto"
-    android:versionCode="99050"
-    android:versionName="0.99"
+    android:versionCode="100001"
+    android:versionName="0.100-alpha1"
     >
 
     <uses-sdk