i can't update the store version in android studio

ok now i successfully packaged the game
using android studio because that permission of android exported issue explained here
You uploaded an APK or Android App Bundle which has an activity, activity alias, service or broadcast receiver with intent filter, but without ‘android:exported’ property set. This file can’t be installed on Android 12 or higher - Platform & Builds / Mobile - Epic Developer Community Forums (unrealengine.com)

and uploaded it on google
but while i’m trying to package the new update and upload it it still have the same store version even after i change the android:versionCode=“16” android:versionName=“16”
google play say that it still 14 and when i tried to change it in the manifest, android studio give me this error

Failed to parse XML in C:\Users\plaza\Documents\Unreal Projects\claw_mobile_project\Intermediate\Android\gradle\app\src\main\AndroidManifest.xml
ParseError at [row,col]:[13,3]
Message: expected start or end tag
Affected Modules: app-app

can anyone help me please?