diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index d75903d2c..9c9a0586e 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ build:release-android --config=release-common
 build:release-android --copt=-flto=thin --linkopt=-flto=thin
 build:release-android --config=android
 build:release-android --linkopt=-Wl,--pack-dyn-relocs=android
+build:release-common --@rules_rust//rust/settings:extra_rustc_flag='-Zfmt-debug=none'
+build:release-android --config=fake-nightly
 # build:release-android --linkopt=-Wl,--use-android-relr-tags
 
 # Custom iOS release configuration
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yaml b/.github/workflows/android.yaml
index 195113293..f10052c32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check for workflow file changes
         id: workflow_check
-        run: ./ci/files_changed.sh .github/workflows/android.yaml
+        run: ./ci/files_changed.sh .github/workflows/android.yaml .bazelrc
         continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Check for relevant Gradle changes