diff --git a/.github/workflows/nyms5-android-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nyms5-android-build.yml
index d69adef988..eba252602d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nyms5-android-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nyms5-android-build.yml
@@ -68,13 +68,12 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: nym-connect/native/android
         env:
           ANDROID_SDK_ROOT: ${{ env.ANDROID_HOME }}
+          SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NYMS5_ANDROID_SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
         # build for arm64 and x86_64
         run: |
+          echo "auth.token=$SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN" | tee -a sentry.properties
           ./gradlew :app:assembleArch64Debug
-          # TODO the release variant build fails because of sentry
-          # build.gradle needs additional configuration
-          # see https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/android/gradle/?original_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fduckduckgo.com%2F
-          # ./gradlew :app:assembleArch64Release
+          ./gradlew :app:assembleArch64Release
 
       - name: Prepare APKs
         run: |
diff --git a/nym-connect/native/android/app/build.gradle b/nym-connect/native/android/app/build.gradle
index df685fadbd..23d75605c4 100644
--- a/nym-connect/native/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/nym-connect/native/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.10.1'
     implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.6.1'
-    implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.5.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.7.2'
     implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.6.4'
     implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.6.4'
     implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.5.0'
diff --git a/nym-connect/native/android/sentry.properties b/nym-connect/native/android/sentry.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2c03276a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nym-connect/native/android/sentry.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+defaults.project=nym-connect-android
+defaults.org=nymtech
+# auth.token=xxx