diff --git a/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0b666a3c41..33889e5b08 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:hasCode="true">
+        <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
         <activity android:name="com.retroarch.browser.DisplayRefreshRateTest"/>
         <activity android:name="com.retroarch.browser.mainmenu.MainMenuActivity" android:exported="true" android:launchMode="singleInstance">
             <intent-filter>