diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c72381a..9838e0c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *.ap_
 
 # Built libraries
-*.aar
+#*.aar
 # *.so
 
 # Files for the ART/Dalvik VM
diff --git a/zcash-android-wallet-app/app/build.gradle b/zcash-android-wallet-app/app/build.gradle
index 20217d6..f62a689 100644
--- a/zcash-android-wallet-app/app/build.gradle
+++ b/zcash-android-wallet-app/app/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "cash.z.android.wallet"
         minSdkVersion buildConfig.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion buildConfig.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 14 // todo: change this to 1_00_04 format, once we graduate beyond zero for the major version number because leading zeros indicate on octal number.
-        versionName "0.2.1-alpha"
+        versionCode 16 // todo: change this to 1_00_04 format, once we graduate beyond zero for the major version number because leading zeros indicate on octal number.
+        versionName "0.2.3-alpha"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
     }
diff --git a/zcash-android-wallet-app/app/libs/zcash-android-wallet-sdk-1.2.3.aar b/zcash-android-wallet-app/app/libs/zcash-android-wallet-sdk-1.2.3.aar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..045275c
Binary files /dev/null and b/zcash-android-wallet-app/app/libs/zcash-android-wallet-sdk-1.2.3.aar differ
diff --git a/zcash-android-wallet-app/build.gradle b/zcash-android-wallet-app/build.gradle
index 45a7bd3..86798e5 100644
--- a/zcash-android-wallet-app/build.gradle
+++ b/zcash-android-wallet-app/build.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ buildscript {
         'material': 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0',
         'speeddial': 'com.leinardi.android:speed-dial:2.0.0',
         'zcash': [
-            'walletSdk': "cash.z.android.wallet:zcash-android-wallet-sdk:1.2.0"
+            'walletSdk': "cash.z.android.wallet:zcash-android-wallet-sdk:1.2.3@aar"
         ]
     ]
     repositories {
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ buildscript {
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         mavenLocal()
+        flatDir {
+            dirs 'libs'
+        }
         google()
         jcenter()