diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 38e71b796..49949956e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ allprojects {
         maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
         mavenCentral()
         jcenter()
-
     }
 }
 
 ext {
-    androidPlugin = 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0-beta6'
+    androidPlugin = 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.0'
     minSdkVersion = 16
     compileSdkVersion = 23
     targetSdkVersion = 23
diff --git a/org.envirocar.app/build.gradle b/org.envirocar.app/build.gradle
index 31b0a8e75..5b00e8b98 100644
--- a/org.envirocar.app/build.gradle
+++ b/org.envirocar.app/build.gradle
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ android {
         release {
             minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+            zipAlignEnabled true
         }
     }