diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release-apk.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release-apk.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..712cb73ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release-apk.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: BuildReleaseApk
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  buildReleaseApk:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Specify node version
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2-beta
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+
+      - name: Use npm caches
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.npm
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-npm-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-npm-
+
+      - name: Use specific Java version for sdkmanager to work
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '11'
+          cache: 'gradle'
+
+      - name: Install node_modules
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          KEYSTORE_FILE_HEX: ${{ secrets.KEYSTORE_FILE_HEX }}
+          KEYSTORE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.KEYSTORE_PASSWORD }}
+        run: ./scripts/build-release-apk.sh
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          name: apk
+          path: ./android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6e99655d8..47a821ea3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25235,7 +25235,6 @@
     "node_modules/rn-ldk": {
       "version": "0.8.2",
       "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/BlueWallet/rn-ldk.git#b48d09b5db0fc0fa529fcee0c38a04d1be9c0cc3",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DbrDhB9W1I+hg4ADPFfR/k2UgJ9E3rsEf2LEMGm0Q2Ie/Eqb8crxoh1O1k8V780DVvF6fUADmuVWaSkZ9sSqQA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "peerDependencies": {
         "react": "*",
@@ -47955,7 +47954,6 @@
     },
     "rn-ldk": {
       "version": "git+ssh://git@github.com/BlueWallet/rn-ldk.git#b48d09b5db0fc0fa529fcee0c38a04d1be9c0cc3",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DbrDhB9W1I+hg4ADPFfR/k2UgJ9E3rsEf2LEMGm0Q2Ie/Eqb8crxoh1O1k8V780DVvF6fUADmuVWaSkZ9sSqQA==",
       "from": "rn-ldk@github:BlueWallet/rn-ldk#v0.8.2",
       "requires": {}
     },
diff --git a/scripts/build-release-apk.sh b/scripts/build-release-apk.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..24f890e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-release-apk.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+# assumes 2 env variables: KEYSTORE_FILE_HEX & KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
+#
+# PS. to turn file to hex and back:
+#     $ xxd -plain test.txt > test.hex
+#     $ xxd -plain -revert test.hex test2.txt
+
+
+echo $KEYSTORE_FILE_HEX > bluewallet-release-key.keystore.hex
+xxd -plain -revert bluewallet-release-key.keystore.hex > ./android/bluewallet-release-key.keystore
+rm bluewallet-release-key.keystore.hex
+
+cd android
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
+sed -i'.original'  "s/versionCode 1/versionCode $TIMESTAMP/g" app/build.gradle
+./gradlew assembleRelease
+mv ./app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release-unsigned.apk ./app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk
+$ANDROID_HOME/build-tools/30.0.2/apksigner sign --ks ./bluewallet-release-key.keystore   --ks-pass=pass:$KEYSTORE_PASSWORD ./app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk
+