diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5c611c92..f7bb3186 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ android {
     buildTypes {
         release { //keep on 'releae', set to 'all' when testing to make sure proguard is not deleting important stuff
             minifyEnabled true
+            useProguard true
+            shrinkResources true
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'),'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }