diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 7de0f2f4b..b78b6b276 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Please upgrade to Mapbox v11.x or use @rnmapbox/maps 10.2.x
     buildTypes {
         release {
             minifyEnabled false
-            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
 }