diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index dfb0053..3f3b828 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ android {
         versionName "1.0"
     }
     signingConfigs {
+        release {
+            if (project.hasProperty('MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_FILE')) {
+                storeFile file(MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_FILE)
+                storePassword MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_PASSWORD
+                keyAlias MYAPP_UPLOAD_KEY_ALIAS
+                keyPassword MYAPP_UPLOAD_KEY_PASSWORD
+            }
+        }
         debug {
             storeFile file('debug.keystore')
             storePassword 'android'
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ android {
         release {
             // Caution! In production, you need to generate your own keystore file.
             // see https://reactnative.dev/docs/signed-apk-android.
-            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
+            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
             minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
         }
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index a3b2fa1..bd93724 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ newArchEnabled=false
 # Use this property to enable or disable the Hermes JS engine.
 # If set to false, you will be using JSC instead.
 hermesEnabled=true
+
+MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_FILE=my-upload-key.keystore
+MYAPP_UPLOAD_KEY_ALIAS=my-key-alias
+MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_PASSWORD=zee123
+MYAPP_UPLOAD_KEY_PASSWORD=zee123
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