diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7217a0407..5cb0a8bb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    permissions: write-all
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -25,23 +26,12 @@ jobs:
         run: chmod +x gradlew
 
       - name: Build with Gradle
-        run: ./gradlew assembleRelease
-
-      - name: Sign app APK
-        uses: ilharp/sign-android-release@v1
-        id: sign_app
-        with:
-          releaseDir: app/build/outputs/apk/release/
-          signingKey: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_SIGNING_KEY }}
-          keyAlias: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS }}
-          keyStorePassword: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD }}
-          keyPassword: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD }}
-          buildToolsVersion: 30.0.3
+        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
 
       - name: Upload to Release Action
         uses: Shopify/upload-to-release@v1.0.1
         with:
           name: xqe-sesame-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.apk
-          path: ${{ steps.sign_app.outputs.signedFile }}
+          path: app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
           repo-token: ${{ github.token }}
           content-type: application/zip
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index a40f6c513..80827f463 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -17,16 +17,6 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
-    applicationVariants.configureEach { variant ->
-        variant.outputs.configureEach { output ->
-            def outputFile = output.outputFile
-            if (outputFile != null && outputFile.name.endsWith('.apk')) {
-                if (variant.buildType.name == 'release') {
-                    outputFileName = "xqe-sesame-v${defaultConfig.versionName}.apk"
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 dependencies {