diff --git a/commons/app/build.gradle b/commons/app/build.gradle
index 1deb3b8fd..54bd5622c 100644
--- a/commons/app/build.gradle
+++ b/commons/app/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ android {
 
     buildTypes {
         release {
-            minifyEnabled false
+            minifyEnabled true
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
         }
     }
diff --git a/commons/app/proguard-rules.txt b/commons/app/proguard-rules.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8993107fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/app/proguard-rules.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-dontobfuscate
+-keep class org.apache.http.** { *; }
+-dontwarn org.apache.http.**
\ No newline at end of file