diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index ecacc7e..2a4bb50 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import java.util.Properties
+import java.io.FileInputStream
+
 plugins {
     id("com.android.application")
     id("kotlin-android")
@@ -5,6 +8,12 @@ plugins {
     id("dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin")
 }
 
+val keystoreProperties = Properties()
+val keystorePropertiesFile = rootProject.file("key.properties")
+if (keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
+    keystoreProperties.load(FileInputStream(keystorePropertiesFile))
+}
+
 android {
     namespace = "me.deflock.deflockapp"
 
@@ -38,10 +47,18 @@ android {
         versionName = flutter.versionName
     }
 
+    signingConfigs {
+        create("release") {
+            keyAlias = keystoreProperties["keyAlias"] as String
+            keyPassword = keystoreProperties["keyPassword"] as String
+            storeFile = keystoreProperties["storeFile"]?.let { file(it) }
+            storePassword = keystoreProperties["storePassword"] as String
+        }
+    }
+
     buildTypes {
         release {
-            // Using debug signing so `flutter run --release` works out‑of‑box.
-            signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("debug")
+            signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("release")
         }
     }
 }