diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5514c2b09..998df14d5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *.iws
 *.ipr
 .idea
+app/src/main/gen/*
 
 # Gradle
 .gradle
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml
index 63ecbb9ad..a270d2995 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/about_version"
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:textIsSelectable="true"/>
 
                 <fr.free.nrw.commons.ui.widget.HtmlTextView
                     android:id="@+id/about_license"