diff --git a/lib/constants.ts b/lib/constants.ts
index 1ff3ad5f49..14d086f17e 100644
--- a/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/lib/constants.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export const APK_EXTENSION_NAME = ".apk";
 export class PackageVersion {
 	static NEXT = "next";
 	static LATEST = "latest";
+	static RC = "rc";
 }
 
 const liveSyncOperation = "LiveSync Operation";
diff --git a/lib/services/android-project-service.ts b/lib/services/android-project-service.ts
index 50505a5daf..e7c36762d3 100644
--- a/lib/services/android-project-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/android-project-service.ts
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ export class AndroidProjectService extends projectServiceBaseLib.PlatformProject
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (platformVersion === constants.PackageVersion.NEXT || platformVersion === constants.PackageVersion.LATEST) {
+		if (platformVersion === constants.PackageVersion.NEXT || platformVersion === constants.PackageVersion.LATEST || platformVersion === constants.PackageVersion.RC) {
 			return true;
 		}