diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 049cf877..75d47f4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,13 +59,7 @@
     }
     ```
 
-5. You may want to add this to your PROGUARD config:
-
-    ```
-    -dontwarn com.yalantis.ucrop**
-    -keep class com.yalantis.ucrop** { *; }
-    -keep interface com.yalantis.ucrop** { *; }
-    ```
+5. The specific rules are [already bundled](ucrop/proguard-rules.pro) into the aar which can be interpreted by R8 automatically.
 
 # Customization
 
diff --git a/ucrop/build.gradle b/ucrop/build.gradle
index c3c05fc7..be236ab6 100644
--- a/ucrop/build.gradle
+++ b/ucrop/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ android {
         targetSdkVersion 33
         versionCode 27
         versionName "2.2.9-native"
-
+        consumerProguardFiles 'proguard-rules.pro'
         vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
     }
     buildTypes {
diff --git a/ucrop/proguard-rules.pro b/ucrop/proguard-rules.pro
index 0cd55489..d9b0d84a 100644
--- a/ucrop/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/ucrop/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-# Add project specific ProGuard rules here.
-# By default, the flags in this file are appended to flags specified
-# in /Users/oleksii/Library/Android/sdk/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt
-# You can edit the include path and order by changing the proguardFiles
-# directive in build.gradle.
-#
-# For more details, see
-#   http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/proguard.html
-
-# Add any project specific keep options here:
-
-# If your project uses WebView with JS, uncomment the following
-# and specify the fully qualified class name to the JavaScript interface
-# class:
-#-keepclassmembers class fqcn.of.javascript.interface.for.webview {
-#   public *;
-#}
+-dontwarn com.yalantis.ucrop**
+-keep class com.yalantis.ucrop** { *; }
+-keep interface com.yalantis.ucrop** { *; }
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