diff --git a/android/app/src/fdroid/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/fdroid/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d9699753
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+++ b/android/app/src/fdroid/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    package="io.ente.photos">
+    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING"  tools:node="remove"/>
+</manifest>