diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 0720440b1d5a..bf8a625020a8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // region Crypto
     implementation(libs.conscrypt.android)
-    implementation(libs.openssl)
+    implementation(libs.android.openssl)
     // endregion
 
     // region Library
diff --git a/app/libs/local-maven/com/nextcloud/openssl/3.5.6/openssl-3.5.6.aar b/app/libs/local-maven/com/nextcloud/openssl/3.5.6/openssl-3.5.6.aar
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ad6d0743358..000000000000
Binary files a/app/libs/local-maven/com/nextcloud/openssl/3.5.6/openssl-3.5.6.aar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/app/libs/local-maven/com/nextcloud/openssl/3.5.6/openssl-3.5.6.pom b/app/libs/local-maven/com/nextcloud/openssl/3.5.6/openssl-3.5.6.pom
deleted file mode 100644
index cd21b9cd1056..000000000000
--- a/app/libs/local-maven/com/nextcloud/openssl/3.5.6/openssl-3.5.6.pom
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project>
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <groupId>com.nextcloud</groupId>
-  <artifactId>openssl</artifactId>
-  <version>3.5.6</version>
-  <packaging>aar</packaging>
-</project>
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 99d0c7ca094e..63527040c2c0 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 [versions]
+androidOpensslVersion = "3.5.6"
 androidCommonLibraryVersion = "0.33.2"
 androidGifDrawableVersion = "1.2.31"
 androidImageCropperVersion = "4.7.0"
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ mockitoVersion = "5.22.0"
 mockkVersion = "1.14.9"
 nnioVersion = "0.3.1"
 objenesis = "3.5"
-opensslVersion = "3.5.6"
 orchestratorVersion = "1.6.1"
 orgJbundleUtilOsgiWrappedOrgApacheHttpClientVersion = "4.1.2"
 osmdroidAndroidVersion = "6.1.20"
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ foundationVersion = "1.10.6"
 [libraries]
 # Crypto
 android-library = { module = "com.github.nextcloud:android-library", version.ref = "androidLibraryVersion" }
+android-openssl = { module = "com.github.nextcloud-releases:android-openssl", version.ref = "androidOpensslVersion" }
 conscrypt-android = { module = "org.conscrypt:conscrypt-android", version.ref = "conscryptAndroidVersion" }
 bcpkix-jdk18on = { module = "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on", version.ref = "bcpkixJdk18onVersion" }
 
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ document-scanning-android-sdk = { module = "com.github.Hazzatur:Document-Scannin
 fragment-ktx = { module = "androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx", version.ref = "fragmentKtxVersion" }
 exifinterface = { module = "androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface", version.ref = "exifinterfaceVersion" }
 material-icons-core = { module = "androidx.compose.material:material-icons-core", version.ref = "materialIconsCoreVersion" }
-openssl = { module = "com.nextcloud:openssl", version.ref = "opensslVersion" }
 webkit = { module = "androidx.webkit:webkit", version.ref = "webkitVersion" }
 splashscreen = { module = "androidx.core:core-splashscreen", version.ref = "splash-screen" }
 sectioned-recyclerview = { module = "com.github.nextcloud-deps:sectioned-recyclerview", version.ref = "sectionedRecyclerviewVersion" }
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index aa6dc5db13c3..d95d556c136c 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -22051,6 +22051,30 @@
             <sha256 value="8567749803d3d0a5c63fc5186992017f2dd3dff66ffd4140bd2b58ce0a176ef0" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="com.github.nextcloud-releases" name="android-openssl" version="3.5.6">
+         <artifact name="android-openssl-3.5.6.aar">
+            <sha256 value="d40cc1f71bd611d781feba6d81bb6e31cde953578afa64ac5d52ffa69218d284" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="android-openssl-3.5.6.pom">
+            <sha256 value="b7d7ea3dcc550b869ac7f895e16c9120f5ed14f3295c73f8c94a887b4a8337a3" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="com.github.nextcloud-releases" name="android-openssl" version="946ebdad00">
+         <artifact name="android-openssl-946ebdad00.aar">
+            <sha256 value="20bd642a65013c6a3e5a4029732c95e1f7a03744b820b76870ab1948eff72541" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="android-openssl-946ebdad00.pom">
+            <sha256 value="7adfa72b7e3f4ff5fbd55a27feeb57b0e64b2e648ecb4d517e26352ed3f6eb4d" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="com.github.nextcloud-releases" name="android-openssl" version="bfa7229f60">
+         <artifact name="android-openssl-bfa7229f60.aar">
+            <sha256 value="1433ff8b12d9977246996ac126c0a2db344083b0ea224dfd5674ed9b9572e8bf" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="android-openssl-bfa7229f60.pom">
+            <sha256 value="af2bcd5c144a7f3354d2b1b8381c850bac1d6c6c8bb238e462f0b3b1a5a517a5" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="com.github.nextcloud.android-common" name="core" version="0.13.0">
          <artifact name="core-0.13.0.aar">
             <sha256 value="df4ea8a3e1bbe22fbe9abb84cbb6a21073bdbe776598c4442c0a3cbe60ef24cb" origin="Generated by Gradle" reason="Artifact is not signed"/>