diff --git a/Frontend/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/Frontend/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 5bdde35b..ad4ac4c6 100644
--- a/Frontend/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/Frontend/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 = "za.co.mzansiinnovationhub.mih"
     compileSdk = 35
@@ -16,31 +25,26 @@ android {
         targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
     }
 
-    kotlinOptions { jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString() }
+    kotlinOptions {
+        jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString()
+    }
 
     defaultConfig {
-        // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID
-        // (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
+        // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
         applicationId = "za.co.mzansiinnovationhub.mih"
         // You can update the following values to match your application needs.
         // For more information, see: https://flutter.dev/to/review-gradle-config.
         minSdk = 23
-        // minSdk = flutter.minSdkVersion
+        //minSdk = flutter.minSdkVersion
         targetSdk = flutter.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode = flutter.versionCode
         versionName = flutter.versionName
     }
 
-    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")
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-flutter { source = "../.." }
+    signingConfigs {
+        create("release") {
+            keyAlias = keystoreProperties["keyAlias"] as String
+            keyPassword = keystoreProperties["keyPassword"] as String
             storeFile = keystoreProperties["storeFile"]?.let { file(it) }
             storePassword = keystoreProperties["storePassword"] as String
         }
@@ -57,4 +61,4 @@ flutter { source = "../.." }
 
 flutter {
     source = "../.."
-}
+}
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