diff --git a/api-test/build.gradle b/api-test/build.gradle
index 5067b9c24c..c458afaeb6 100644
--- a/api-test/build.gradle
+++ b/api-test/build.gradle
@@ -11,9 +11,20 @@ android {
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
     }
+   signingConfigs {
+
+      release {
+       storeFile file(RELEASE_STORE_FILE)
+       storePassword RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD
+       keyAlias RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS
+       keyPassword RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD
+      }
+   }
+
     buildTypes {
         release {
-            minifyEnabled false
+            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
+	    minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }