diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ captures/
 # Project configuration
 gradle.properties
 google-services.json
+
+# Allow inclusion of release build in project root directory
+!/app-release.apk
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36d4134..5586465 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ Once you've obtained an api key and placed it into `gradle.properties`, you can
 ### Contributing
 
 Contributions of patches and comments are welcome. If you'd like to contribute a new feature, create an issue for it first and only open a pull request once the feature request has been approved by [the project owner](https://github.com/mmmoussa).
+
+### Installing APK directly
+
+If you want to install the latest release of Iqra but do not have access to the Play store, the APK is available in this repo as `app-release.apk`.
diff --git a/app-release.apk b/app-release.apk
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