diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 54e3d8849f8b9a9282cc86b1bcfeee8ed32aa6cd..4fef8206e69070de670170b739982c7d7f1afb00 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ before_script:
   - "chmod +x ./gradlew"
 
   - "echo $SIGNING_KEYSTORE | base64 -d > /root/signing.keystore"
-  - "echo $SIGNING_PROPERTIES > signing.properties"
+  - "echo $SIGNING_PROPERTIES | base64 -d > signing.properties"
 
 stages:
   - "build"