diff --git a/build_release.sh b/build_release.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_release.sh
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+KEYSTORE=
+BUILD_DIRECTORY=builds/ant
+RELEASE_KEY=
+ANDROID_SDK=
+
+if [ -z $1 ]; then
+  echo "Release version is missing."
+  echo "Usage: ./build_release.sh <version>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Building yaaic $1"
+echo ""
+ant release
+jarsigner -verbose -keystore $KEYSTORE "$BUILD_DIRECTORY/Yaaic-unsigned.apk" release
+jarsigner -verify "$BUILD_DIRECTORY/Yaaic-unsigned.apk"
+"$ANDROID_SDK/tools/zipalign" -v 4 "$BUILD_DIRECTORY/Yaaic-unsigned.apk" "$BUILD_DIRECTORY/yaaic-$1.apk"
+echo ""
+echo "Build ready: $BUILD_DIRECTORY/yaaic-$1.apk"