diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/extensions/Activity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/extensions/Activity.kt
index d90281c4..6b68e2fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/extensions/Activity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/extensions/Activity.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.activities.SimpleActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.activities.ViewContactActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.helpers.DEFAULT_FILE_NAME
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.helpers.VcfExporter
+import ezvcard.VCardVersion
 
 fun SimpleActivity.startCallIntent(recipient: String) {
     handlePermission(PERMISSION_CALL_PHONE) {
@@ -63,7 +64,9 @@ fun BaseSimpleActivity.shareContacts(contacts: ArrayList<Contact>) {
     }
 
     getFileOutputStream(file.toFileDirItem(this), true) {
-        VcfExporter().exportContacts(this, it, contacts, false) {
+
+        // whatsApp does not support vCard version 4.0 yet
+        VcfExporter().exportContacts(this, it, contacts, false, version = VCardVersion.V3_0) {
             if (it == VcfExporter.ExportResult.EXPORT_OK) {
                 sharePathIntent(file.absolutePath, BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID)
             } else {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/VcfExporter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/VcfExporter.kt
index d586a0df..f7ba012d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/VcfExporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/VcfExporter.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class VcfExporter {
         outputStream: OutputStream?,
         contacts: ArrayList<Contact>,
         showExportingToast: Boolean,
+        version: VCardVersion = VCardVersion.V4_0,
         callback: (result: ExportResult) -> Unit
     ) {
         try {
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ class VcfExporter {
                 contactsExported++
             }
 
-            Ezvcard.write(cards).version(VCardVersion.V4_0).go(outputStream)
+            Ezvcard.write(cards).version(version).go(outputStream)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             activity.showErrorToast(e)
         }