diff --git a/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index b03ae732d4..64af986c7d 100644
--- a/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ android {
             abiFilters += listOf("arm64-v8a")
         }
 
-        buildConfigField("String", "GIT_HASH", "\"${getGitHash()}\"")
-        buildConfigField("String", "BRANCH", "\"${getBranch()}\"")
-
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
                 val extraCMakeArgs =
@@ -326,9 +323,3 @@ fun getGitVersion(): String {
     }
     return versionName.ifEmpty { "0.0" }
 }
-
-fun getGitHash(): String =
-    runGitCommand(listOf("git", "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD")).ifEmpty { "dummy-hash" }
-
-fun getBranch(): String =
-    runGitCommand(listOf("git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD")).ifEmpty { "dummy-hash" }
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/NativeLibrary.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/NativeLibrary.kt
index 18ace18393..4b93e36254 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/NativeLibrary.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/NativeLibrary.kt
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ object NativeLibrary {
      */
     external fun isUpdateCheckerEnabled(): Boolean
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the build version generated by CMake (BUILD_VERSION).
+     */
+    external fun getBuildVersion(): String
+
     enum class CoreError {
         ErrorSystemFiles,
         ErrorSavestate,
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/fragments/AboutFragment.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/fragments/AboutFragment.kt
index 88ec13dd4c..452dd6636c 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/fragments/AboutFragment.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/fragments/AboutFragment.kt
@@ -78,11 +78,15 @@ class AboutFragment : Fragment() {
             binding.root.findNavController().navigate(R.id.action_aboutFragment_to_licensesFragment)
         }
 
-        binding.textVersionName.text = BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME
+        val buildName = getString(R.string.app_name_suffixed)
+        val buildVersion = NativeLibrary.getBuildVersion()
+        val fullVersionText = "$buildName ($buildVersion)"
+
+        binding.textVersionName.text = fullVersionText
         binding.buttonVersionName.setOnClickListener {
             val clipBoard =
                 requireContext().getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE) as ClipboardManager
-            val clip = ClipData.newPlainText(getString(R.string.build), BuildConfig.GIT_HASH)
+            val clip = ClipData.newPlainText(getString(R.string.build), fullVersionText)
             clipBoard.setPrimaryClip(clip)
 
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp
index ffef4f740c..b0a414d1c3 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp
@@ -1615,4 +1615,10 @@ JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_org_yuzu_yuzu_1emu_NativeLibrary_getUpdateUrl(
 }
 #endif
 
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_org_yuzu_yuzu_1emu_NativeLibrary_getBuildVersion(
+        JNIEnv* env,
+        [[maybe_unused]] jobject obj) {
+    return env->NewStringUTF(Common::g_build_version);
+}
+
 } // extern "C"