diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/net/HttpDownloader.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/net/HttpDownloader.java
index 3780bfd53..d792ed2b0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/net/HttpDownloader.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/net/HttpDownloader.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.fdroid.fdroid.net;
 import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.download.BaseImageDownloader;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+import org.fdroid.fdroid.BuildConfig;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.FDroidApp;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.Utils;
 import org.spongycastle.util.encoders.Base64;
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@ public class HttpDownloader extends Downloader {
             connection = NetCipher.getHttpURLConnection(sourceUrl);
         }
 
+        connection.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", "F-Droid " + BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME);
+
         if (username != null && password != null) {
             // add authorization header from username / password if set
             String authString = username + ":" + password;