diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ae1f1838e..3d2de2082 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ lib/generated_plugin_registrant.dart
 
 # Exceptions to above rules.
 !/packages/flutter_tools/test/data/dart_dependencies_test/**/.packages
+android/key.properties
diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index 0be62fa08..e3745bba7 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ if (flutterVersionName == null) {
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"
 
+def keystoreProperties = new Properties()
+def keystorePropertiesFile = rootProject.file('key.properties')
+if (keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
+    keystoreProperties.load(new FileInputStream(keystorePropertiesFile))
+}
+
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 29 // latest (or latest-1 if the sources of latest SDK are unavailable)
 
@@ -50,14 +56,21 @@ android {
 //        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 //    }
 
+    signingConfigs {
+        release {
+            keyAlias keystoreProperties['keyAlias']
+            keyPassword keystoreProperties['keyPassword']
+            storeFile keystoreProperties['storeFile'] ? file(keystoreProperties['storeFile']) : null
+            storePassword keystoreProperties['storePassword']
+        }
+    }
+
     buildTypes {
         debug {
             applicationIdSuffix ".debug"
         }
         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.debug
+            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
         }
     }
 }