diff --git a/android-template/app/build.gradle b/android-template/app/build.gradle
index df6c4d55a..363eb2f77 100644
--- a/android-template/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android-template/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ android {
     buildTypes {
         release {
             minifyEnabled false
-            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
 }