diff --git a/assets/plugin-template/android/build.gradle.mustache b/assets/plugin-template/android/build.gradle.mustache
index 29618ed..814dcb1 100644
--- a/assets/plugin-template/android/build.gradle.mustache
+++ b/assets/plugin-template/android/build.gradle.mustache
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ android {
     buildTypes {
         release {
             minifyEnabled false
-            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
     lintOptions {