diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9b7ecc2a..ce9ae759 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ local.properties
 
 # Mac
 .DS_Store
+
+# Private Keys
+keystore.properties
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index eeae4466..1194affe 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,9 +19,30 @@ repositories {
 
 
 android {
+    signingConfigs {
+        debug {
+            keyAlias 'phonograph-debug'
+            keyPassword 'debugkey'
+            storeFile file('../phonograph-debug.keystore')
+            storePassword 'debugkeystore'
+        }
+        release {
+            keyAlias 'phonograph'
+            storeFile file('../phonograph.keystore')
+
+            // "keystore.properties" file containing the keystore passwords is needed in order to sign for release
+            File propFile = project.rootProject.file('keystore.properties')
+            if (propFile.exists()) {
+                Properties properties = new Properties()
+                properties.load(propFile.newDataInputStream())
+
+                keyPassword properties.getProperty('keyPassword')
+                storePassword properties.getProperty('storePassword')
+            }
+        }
+    }
     compileSdkVersion 22
     buildToolsVersion '22.0.1'
-
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.kabouzeid.gramophone"
         minSdkVersion 16
@@ -29,16 +50,18 @@ android {
         versionCode 53
         versionName "0.9.37b dev-1"
     }
-
     buildTypes {
         release {
             minifyEnabled true
             shrinkResources true
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
+        }
+        debug {
+            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
         }
     }
-
-    lintOptions{
+    lintOptions {
         disable 'MissingTranslation'
     }
 }
@@ -48,7 +71,6 @@ dependencies {
     compile('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.2.1@aar') {
         transitive = true;
     }
-
     compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:22.2.0'
     compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:22.2.0'
     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'
@@ -59,11 +81,13 @@ dependencies {
 
     compile 'com.github.ksoichiro:android-observablescrollview:1.5.1'
     compile 'asia.ivity.android:drag-sort-listview:1.0'
+    compile 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:1.3.0'
 
     compile 'com.squareup.retrofit:retrofit:1.9.0'
     compile 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:2.4.0'
+
     compile 'com.squareup:otto:1.3.7'
-    compile 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:1.3.0'
+
     compile 'com.nostra13.universalimageloader:universal-image-loader:1.9.4'
 
     compile 'com.afollestad:material-dialogs:0.7.6.0'
diff --git a/phonograph-debug.keystore b/phonograph-debug.keystore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb745e5d
Binary files /dev/null and b/phonograph-debug.keystore differ