diff --git a/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/android.cake b/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/android.cake
index 7b6dd0b..7362a03 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/android.cake
+++ b/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/android.cake
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Task("Android-Manifest")
         var manifest = DeserializeAppManifest(BuildParameters.AndroidManifest);
 
         manifest.VersionName = BuildParameters.Version.Version;
-        manifest.VersionCode = Convert.ToInt32(BuildParameters.Version.BuildMetaData);
+        manifest.VersionCode = BuildParameters.BuildNumber == 0 ? manifest.VersionCode ++ : BuildParameters.BuildNumber;
 
         Verbose("Version Name: {0}", BuildParameters.Version.Version);
         Verbose("Version Code: {0}", BuildParameters.Version.PreReleaseNumber);
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ Task("Upload-AzureDevOps-Apk")
         Verbose("Apk Path: {0}", apk.FullPath);
         
         BuildSystem.TFBuild.Commands.UploadArtifact(artifactPath.ToString(), apk, apk.GetFilename().ToString());
-    });
\ No newline at end of file
+    });
diff --git a/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/ios.cake b/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/ios.cake
index 43acf6f..7823667 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/ios.cake
+++ b/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/ios.cake
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Task("iPhone-Info-Plist")
         Verbose("CFBundleShortVersionString: {0}", BuildParameters.Version.Version);
         Verbose("CFBundleVersion: {0}", BuildParameters.Version.PreReleaseNumber);
         plist["CFBundleShortVersionString"] = BuildParameters.Version.Version;
-        plist["CFBundleVersion"] = BuildParameters.Version.BuildMetaData;
+        plist["CFBundleVersion"] = BuildParameters.BuildNumber == 0 ? BuildParameters.Version.BuildMetaData : BuildParameters.BuildNumber.ToString();
 
         var bundleIdentifier = EnvironmentVariable(Environment.BundleIdentifierVariable);
         if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(bundleIdentifier))
diff --git a/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/parameters.cake b/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/parameters.cake
index e68cf2e..deb7ebf 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/parameters.cake
+++ b/Xamarin.Recipe/Content/parameters.cake
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public static class BuildParameters
     public static bool IsNuGetBuild { get; set; }
     public static bool TransifexEnabled { get; set; }
     public static bool PrepareLocalRelease { get; set; }
+
+    public static int BuildNumber { get; private set; }
     
     public static bool ShouldRunGitVersion { get; private set; }
     public static bool ShouldDeployAppCenter { get; private set; }
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ public static class BuildParameters
         bool? shouldRunxUnit = null,
         bool? shouldRunUnitTests = null,
         bool shouldRunFastlaneMatch = false,
+        int buildNumber = 0,
         string mainBranch = "main",
         string devBranch = "dev",
         FilePath androidManifest = null,
@@ -169,6 +172,8 @@ public static class BuildParameters
         ShouldRunFastlaneDeliver = context.DirectoryExists(BuildParameters.Paths.Directories.Metadata) && (IsReleaseBranch || IsHotFixBranch || (IsMainBranch && IsTagged));
 
         ShouldRunFastlaneMatch = IsiOSBuild && IsRunningOnUnix && shouldRunFastlaneMatch;
+
+        BuildNumber = buildNumber;
     }
 
     public static void SetBuildVersion(BuildVersion version)