Versioning Android apps

build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

ext.versionMajor = 1
ext.versionMinor = 2
ext.versionPatch = 3
ext.versionClassifier = null
ext.isSnapshot = true
ext.minimumSdkVersion = 15

android {
	compileSdkVersion 26
	buildToolsVersion "26.0.0"

	defaultConfig {
		applicationId "com.sample"
		targetSdkVersion 26
		minSdkVersion project.ext.minimumSdkVersion
		versionCode generateVersionCode() // 150010203
		versionName generateVersionName() // 1.2.3-SNAPSHOT
	}
}

private Integer generateVersionCode() {
	return ext.minimumSdkVersion * 10000000 + ext.versionMajor * 10000 + ext.versionMinor * 100 + ext.versionPatch
}

private String generateVersionName() {
	String versionName = "${ext.versionMajor}.${ext.versionMinor}.${ext.versionPatch}"
	if (ext.versionClassifier == null) {
		if (ext.isSnapshot) {
			ext.versionClassifier = "SNAPSHOT"
		}
	}

	if (ext.versionClassifier != null) {
		versionName += "-" + ext.versionClassifier
	}
	return versionName;
}