diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5264174d554ccd32fc5301edb8fcf8c945c68f53..058a6918e2896ead996f25499b8ead17e68657ea 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ build-release-test:
 build-e-release:
   stage: build
   script:
-    - ./gradlew :app:assembleEosRelease
+    - ./gradlew :app:assembleEosRelease :app:assembleEosReleaseNoLibs
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
       when: never
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@ build-e-release:
 
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - app/build/outputs/apk
+      - app/build/outputs/apk/eos/releaseNoLibs
+      - app/build/intermediates/merged_native_libs/eosRelease/mergeEosReleaseNativeLibs/out/lib
       - app/build/reports
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 4e24ecb83271e7cf92d772c43ce13591a9333562..a00bce24287f28a39f4e9f0bd79234a2b2b2896c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ android {
                 mainActivityIntentFilterCategory: "android.intent.category.INFO"
             ]
 
+            minifyEnabled false
+            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+        }
+        releaseNoLibs {
+            matchingFallbacks = ["release"]
+            manifestPlaceholders = [
+                    persistent: "true",
+                    mainActivityIntentFilterCategory: "android.intent.category.INFO"
+            ]
+
             minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
@@ -136,6 +146,13 @@ android {
     namespace 'foundation.e.advancedprivacy'
 }
 
+// Required to exclude libs from one specific buildType: https://stackoverflow.com/a/78301183
+androidComponents {
+    onVariants(selector().withBuildType("releaseNoLibs"), {
+        packaging.jniLibs.excludes.add("/lib/**/*")
+    })
+}
+
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':core')
     standaloneImplementation project(':permissionsstandalone')