diff --git a/packages/cli/assets/android/gen/app/build.gradle.kts.hbs b/packages/cli/assets/android/gen/app/build.gradle.kts.hbs
index 74ac217077..882e4ff85c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/assets/android/gen/app/build.gradle.kts.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/assets/android/gen/app/build.gradle.kts.hbs
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ android {
         versionCode = 1
         versionName = "1.0"
     }
+    {{#if android_bundle}}
+    signingConfigs {
+        create("release") {
+            storeFile = file("../../../../../../../{{ android_bundle.jks_file }}")
+            storePassword = "{{ android_bundle.jks_password }}"
+            keyAlias = "{{ android_bundle.key_alias }}"
+            keyPassword = "{{ android_bundle.key_password }}"
+        }
+    }
+    {{/if}}
     buildTypes {
         getByName("debug") {
             isDebuggable = true
@@ -27,7 +37,10 @@ android {
         }
         getByName("release") {
             isMinifyEnabled = true
-             proguardFiles(
+            {{#if android_bundle}}
+            signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("release")
+            {{/if}}
+            proguardFiles(
                 *fileTree(".") { include("**/*.pro") }
                     .plus(getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"))
                     .toList().toTypedArray()
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/build/bundle.rs b/packages/cli/src/build/bundle.rs
index e2b769f9d2..57dab4f908 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/build/bundle.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/build/bundle.rs
@@ -859,8 +859,16 @@ impl AppBundle {
         if let Platform::Android = self.build.build.platform() {
             self.build.status_running_gradle();
 
+            // When the build mode is set to release and there is an Android signature configuration, use assembleRelease
+            let build_type =
+                if self.build.build.release && self.build.krate.config.bundle.android.is_some() {
+                    "assembleRelease"
+                } else {
+                    "assembleDebug"
+                };
+
             let output = Command::new(self.gradle_exe()?)
-                .arg("assembleDebug")
+                .arg(build_type)
                 .current_dir(self.build.root_dir())
                 .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
                 .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs b/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
index 77d9464dbf..563af6288d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
@@ -810,10 +810,12 @@ impl BuildRequest {
         struct HbsTypes {
             application_id: String,
             app_name: String,
+            android_bundle: Option<crate::AndroidSettings>,
         }
         let hbs_data = HbsTypes {
             application_id: self.krate.full_mobile_app_name(),
             app_name: self.krate.bundled_app_name(),
+            android_bundle: self.krate.config.bundle.android.clone(),
         };
 
         // Top-level gradle config
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/bundle.rs b/packages/cli/src/config/bundle.rs
index 042dd20224..8d3eafd0cb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/bundle.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/bundle.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub(crate) struct BundleConfig {
     pub(crate) deb: Option<DebianSettings>,
     pub(crate) macos: Option<MacOsSettings>,
     pub(crate) windows: Option<WindowsSettings>,
+    pub(crate) android: Option<AndroidSettings>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
@@ -185,6 +186,15 @@ impl Default for WebviewInstallMode {
     }
 }
 
+/// Because all four fields must appear at the same time, there is no need for an Option
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub(crate) struct AndroidSettings {
+    pub(crate) jks_file: PathBuf,
+    pub(crate) jks_password: String,
+    pub(crate) key_alias: String,
+    pub(crate) key_password: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CustomSignCommandSettings {
     /// The command to run to sign the binary.