diff --git a/.github/workflows/opened-pr-notification.yml b/.github/workflows/opened-pr-notification.yml
index 5d04f267..538716b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/opened-pr-notification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/opened-pr-notification.yml
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ jobs:
           echo SIGNED_KEY_ALIAS=\"${{ secrets.SIGNED_KEY_ALIAS }}\" >> ./local.properties
           echo SIGNED_KEY_PASSWORD=\"${{ secrets.SIGNED_KEY_PASSWORD }}\" >> ./local.properties
 
-      - name: add keystore
-        run: |
-          mkdir ./app/keystore
-          echo '${{ secrets.RELEASE_KEYSTORE }}' > ./app/keystore/keystore.b64
-          base64 -d -i ./app/keystore/keystore.b64 > ./app/keystore/release.keystore
-
       - name: add google-services.json
         run: |
           echo '${{ secrets.GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON_DEV }}' > ./app/src/dev/google-services.json
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5efa7b45..7976684a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ misc.xml
 deploymentTargetDropDown.xml
 render.experimental.xml
 
-# Keystore files
-*.jks
-*.keystore
-
 # Google Services (e.g. APIs or Firebase)
 google-services.json
 
@@ -111,8 +107,6 @@ proguard/
 *~
 *.swp
 
-# Keystore files
-
 # Google Services (e.g. APIs or Firebase)
 # google-services.json
 
diff --git a/app/keystore/release.keystore b/app/keystore/release.keystore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac8a690f
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/keystore/release.keystore differ