diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index febc12c5f..ee87c6e85 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "eu.kanade.tachiyomi"
-        versionCode = 101
+        versionCode = 102
         versionName = "0.14.6"
 
         buildConfigField("String", "COMMIT_COUNT", "\"${getCommitCount()}\"")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt
index cdc2427e7..ab5d641db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.setting.ReaderPreferences
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.preference.minusAssign
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.preference.plusAssign
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.DeviceUtil
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isReleaseBuildType
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.toast
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.workManager
 import tachiyomi.core.preference.PreferenceStore
@@ -363,6 +364,13 @@ object Migrations {
             if (oldVersion < 100) {
                 BackupCreateJob.setupTask(context)
             }
+            if (oldVersion < 102) {
+                // This was accidentally visible from the reader settings sheet, but should always
+                // be disabled in release builds.
+                if (isReleaseBuildType) {
+                    readerPreferences.longStripSplitWebtoon().set(false)
+                }
+            }
             return true
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderReadingModeSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderReadingModeSettings.kt
index 02bb3321d..e14300286 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderReadingModeSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderReadingModeSettings.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.ReaderActivity
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.viewer.pager.PagerViewer
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.viewer.webtoon.WebtoonViewer
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.preference.bindToPreference
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isReleaseBuildType
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.injectLazy
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ class ReaderReadingModeSettings @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attr
             .onEach { binding.webtoonPrefsGroup.dualPageInvert.isVisible = it }
             .launchIn((context as ReaderActivity).lifecycleScope)
         binding.webtoonPrefsGroup.dualPageInvert.bindToPreference(readerPreferences.dualPageInvertWebtoon())
+
+        binding.webtoonPrefsGroup.longStripSplit.isVisible = !isReleaseBuildType
         binding.webtoonPrefsGroup.longStripSplit.bindToPreference(readerPreferences.longStripSplitWebtoon())
     }
 }