# Execution failed for task ':app:validateSigningRelease'

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/execution-failed-for-task-validatesigningrelease/39924>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [November 29, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/execution-failed-for-task-validatesigningrelease/39924 "2022-11-29T00:00:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![blosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@blosh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/blosh)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/execution-failed-for-task-validatesigningrelease/39924/1 "2022-11-29T00:00:19Z")

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I’ve recently come back to working on some of my projects and now when I try to export signed package/bundle I get this error message:

```auto
Execution failed for task ':app:validateSigningRelease'.
> Keystore file 'C:\Users\blosh\AppData\Local\Temp\android6404914029065014466sketch\app\C:processing-3.5.4-windows64processing-3.5.4
  ewProjectsandroidkeystoreprocessing-upload-keystore.jks' not found for signing config 'release'.

```

I know I have successfully exported this particular project and other projects before, I even have the old .apk files.  
What is going on?

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**Author:** ![mnse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/mnse/32/16520_2.png) [@mnse](https://discourse.processing.org/u/mnse)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/execution-failed-for-task-validatesigningrelease/39924/2 "2022-11-29T06:51:49Z")

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Hi @blosh,

Take a look here with the same issue …

> [@Wrong path of jks file](https://discourse.processing.org/t/wrong-path-of-jks-file/37603):
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> While I’m trying to export signed package, the ide gives error with package export What went wrong: Execution failed for task ‘:app:validateSigningRelease’. Keystore file ‘C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\android6390370109796065286sketch\app\C:UsersusernameDocumentsProcessing3androidkeystoreprocessing-upload-keystore.jks’ not found for signing config ‘release’. Which file do i need to edit to correct the wrong path of jks file? Or another solution? I am using 3.5.4 and Android Mode fo…

Cheers  
— mnse