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Wrong keystore password

Android / Gradle · last reviewed 2026-11-10

The error looks like this

> Keystore was tampered with, or password was incorrect

Why it happens

storePassword does not match the keystore (often a CI secret with a trailing newline or wrong variable name).

How to fix it

  1. Verify locally: keytool -list -v -keystore your.keystore
  2. Re-set the CI secret without trailing spaces/newlines.
  3. Check the property names in gradle.properties match build.gradle.

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