diff --git a/firebase-common/src/main/res/raw/keep.xml b/firebase-common/src/main/res/raw/keep.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    tools:keep="@string/google_app_id,@string/gcm_defaultSenderId,@string/google_api_key,@string/firebase_database_url,@string/ga_trackingId,@string/google_storage_bucket,@string/project_id"
+    tools:shrinkMode="strict" />
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