diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 23018f77..a6d0dfbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           show-progress: false
           fetch-depth: 0
+
+      # Step to set up JDK
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: gradle
+
+      # Step to set up gradle.properties
+      - name: Set up gradle.properties
+        run: |
+          cp gradle.properties.example gradle.properties
+          grep -q '^skipSigning=' gradle.properties || echo "skipSigning=false" >> gradle.properties
+
+      # Step to run Gradle build
       - name: Gradle Build
-        run: ./gradlew build
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: ./gradlew build
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b721ceb2..1ddc03fa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Build files
 .gradle/
-gradle.properties
+!gradle.properties
 build/
 
 # Ignore IntelliJ files
diff --git a/gradle.properties.example b/gradle.properties.example
index 14744819..aef97c39 100644
--- a/gradle.properties.example
+++ b/gradle.properties.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-skipSigning=false
+#skipSigning=false
 #signing.keyId=KEYID
 #signing.password=KEY_PASSWORD
 #signing.secretKeyRingFile=KEY_PATH