diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index b700cd2380..de69614225 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ buildscript {
   ext.googleFirebaseServicesEnabled = project.hasProperty('firebase') ?: googleFirebaseServicesDefault
 
   dependencies {
+    classpath 'com.android.tools:r8:3.3.28'
     classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.1'
 
     if (googleMobileServicesEnabled) {
diff --git a/android/proguard-mwm.txt b/android/proguard-mwm.txt
index 76ab9a47b0..730504279e 100644
--- a/android/proguard-mwm.txt
+++ b/android/proguard-mwm.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
   !transient <fields>;
 }
 
+# Enabling shrinking causes
+# Execution failed for task ':minifyFdroidReleaseWithR8'.
+# > com.android.tools.r8.CompilationFailedException: Compilation failed to complete
+-dontshrink
+
 -keepnames class * implements com.mapswithme.util.Gsonable {
   !transient <fields>;
 }