Hm why not mark them as pre-release in that case?
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I can start to make rc-s. My usual style is to have the .0 versions to be early testing and the last .x version to be stable. So, every time there is a .0, you should expect crashes. PlayStore usually only receives the last .x version
I used to write that specifically in my release notes all the time and I thought people got it after a while.. Looks like I need to go back into those.
(I don't have a horse here, but) rc-s may be better, since we are getting new users all the time that are not familiar with your customized setup.