diff --git a/.changes/cli-key-properties.md b/.changes/cli-key-properties.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09be0ab33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/cli-key-properties.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"cli.rs": patch
+"cli.js": patch
+---
+
+Add `key.properties` file to android's `.gitignore`.
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diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/.gitignore b/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/.gitignore
index 6bb2f5ee8..b24820317 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/.gitignore
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ build
 .externalNativeBuild
 .cxx
 local.properties
+key.properties
 
 /.tauri
 /tauri.settings.gradle
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