diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0fa641b2ed6ec07740311061a31a8ca0fdbe2320..b107d137cbb4675144972e1dbe283c1dad3bea0b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ cache:
 
 before_script:
   - "export GRADLE_USER_HOME=$(pwd)/.gradle"
+  - "echo $SIGNING_properties | base64 -d > $GRADLE_USER_HOME/gradle.properties"
   - "echo $SIGNING_secretKey | base64 -d > $GRADLE_USER_HOME/sonatype_upload.gpg"
   - "chmod +x ./gradlew"