diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release-candidate.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release-candidate.yml
index 885af60097f..31f8cbe09f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release-candidate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release-candidate.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ jobs:
         SIGNING_KEY_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.KEY_ALIAS }}
         SIGNING_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEY_PASSWORD }}
         SIGNING_STORE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYSTORE_PASSWORD }}
-        
+        SIGNING_KEYSTORE_PATH: 'keystore/dhis_keystore.jks'
+
     - name: Read version name from file
       working-directory: ./gradle
       id: read-version
diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 80f3d81242e..d7d242707aa 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ android {
         }
     }
 
+    signingConfigs {
+        create("release"){
+            keyAlias = System.getenv("SIGNING_KEY_ALIAS")
+            keyPassword = System.getenv("SIGNING_KEY_PASSWORD")
+            storeFile = file(System.getenv("SIGNING_KEYSTORE_PATH"))
+            storePassword = System.getenv("SIGNING_STORE_PASSWORD")
+        }
+    }
+
     testOptions {
         execution = "ANDROIDX_TEST_ORCHESTRATOR"
         unitTests {
@@ -143,6 +152,7 @@ android {
                 getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"),
                 "proguard-rules.pro"
             )
+            signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("release")
             buildConfigField("int", "MATOMO_ID", "1")
             buildConfigField("String", "BUILD_DATE", "\"" + getBuildDate() + "\"")
             buildConfigField("String", "GIT_SHA", "\"" + getCommitHash() + "\"")
@@ -307,4 +317,4 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation(libs.test.compose.ui.test)
     androidTestImplementation(libs.test.hamcrest)
     androidTestImplementation(libs.dispatcher.dispatchEspresso)
-}
+}
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