diff --git a/packages/capacitor-plugin/android/build.gradle b/packages/capacitor-plugin/android/build.gradle
index 2ef6df6..05c2b74 100644
--- a/packages/capacitor-plugin/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/capacitor-plugin/android/build.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ android {
     buildTypes {
         release {
             minifyEnabled false
-            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
     lintOptions {