diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8d4bf8aed624dd70381f3afbfd223f8b1ca93866..20973965e686c99a0dd03542275abd03512f922d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 34
-        versionCode 42078
-        versionName "2.13.0-beta"
+        versionCode 42079
+        versionName "2.13.0-beta.2"
         archivesBaseName += "-$versionName"
         applicationId "eu.siacs.conversations"
         resValue "string", "applicationId", applicationId
diff --git a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 27efddc41c9d6ee99ca188c77e4485e3310bf1d3..f9c3da16c5fd48983b4674bd3599662fac81437c 100644
--- a/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />
-    <uses-permission
-        android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
-        android:maxSdkVersion="32"
-        tools:ignore="ScopedStorage" />
-    <uses-permission
-        android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
-        android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PROFILE" />
     <uses-permission