diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index ee57fee..a2584c0 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 keystorePropertiesFile = rootProject.file("key.properties")
+val keystoreProperties = Properties()
+if (keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
+    keystoreProperties.load(FileInputStream(keystorePropertiesFile))
+}
+
 android {
     namespace = "gmbh.bearologics.brandmanager"
     compileSdk = flutter.compileSdkVersion
@@ -19,6 +28,15 @@ android {
         jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_17.toString()
     }
 
+    signingConfigs {
+        create("release") {
+            keyAlias = keystoreProperties["keyAlias"] as String?
+            keyPassword = keystoreProperties["keyPassword"] as String?
+            storeFile = keystoreProperties["storeFile"]?.let { file(it) }
+            storePassword = keystoreProperties["storePassword"] as String?
+        }
+    }
+
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "gmbh.bearologics.brandmanager"
         // You can update the following values to match your application needs.
@@ -31,9 +49,7 @@ android {
 
     buildTypes {
         release {
-            // TODO: Add your own signing config for the release build.
-            // Signing with the debug keys for now, so `flutter run --release` works.
-            signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("debug")
+            signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("release")
         }
     }
 }