diff --git a/next/build.gradle.kts b/next/build.gradle.kts
index da44dbd42..412be0e53 100644
--- a/next/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/next/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ android {
             buildConfigField("String", "ACRA_REPORT_EMAIL", "\"t+fdroidnext@grobox.de\"")
         }
         release {
-            isMinifyEnabled = false
+            isMinifyEnabled = true
             proguardFiles(
                 getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"),
                 "proguard-rules.pro",
diff --git a/next/proguard-rules.pro b/next/proguard-rules.pro
index 339e28672..58951ec3f 100644
--- a/next/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/next/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 -dontobfuscate
--dontoptimize
 -keepattributes SourceFile,LineNumberTable,Exceptions
 -keep class org.fdroid.fdroid.** {*;}