diff --git a/app-kotlin/build.gradle b/app-kotlin/build.gradle
index 66a2a59b6..6bced846a 100644
--- a/app-kotlin/build.gradle
+++ b/app-kotlin/build.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation project(':sdk')
   //implementation 'ly.count.android:sdk:20.11.12'
 
-  testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
+  //testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
   //androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3'
   //androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.4.0'
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app-native/build.gradle b/app-native/build.gradle
index 52084531c..1d33c9c48 100644
--- a/app-native/build.gradle
+++ b/app-native/build.gradle
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':sdk-native')
     //implementation 'ly.count.android:sdk-native:21.11.0'
 
-    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.3.0'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.3.0'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.2'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0'
+//    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
+//    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.3.0'
+//    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.3.0'
+//    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.2'
+//    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0'
 }
 
 buildscript {
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index bdcc742a6..e69a1f2f8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.installreferrer:installreferrer:2.2'
 
     //for testing
-//    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
+    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
 //    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.3.0'
 //    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:core:1.3.0'
-//    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.2'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.2'
 //    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0'
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d2701caaa..bbe25d6e4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ POM_LICENCE_DIST=repo
 
 POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=Countly
 
+SONATYPE_HOST=DEFAULT
+RELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=true
+
 #SIGNING SECTION
 signing.keyId=xxx
 signing.password=xxx
diff --git a/sdk-native/build.gradle b/sdk-native/build.gradle
index d538319e6..5013486b7 100644
--- a/sdk-native/build.gradle
+++ b/sdk-native/build.gradle
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
 
-    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.3.0'
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.2.0'
+    //testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
+    //androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.3.0'
+    //androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.2.0'
 }
 
 task copyLibs(type: Copy) {