diff --git a/android/capacitor-cordova/src/main/res/raw/capacitor_cordova_keep.xml b/android/capacitor-cordova/src/main/res/raw/capacitor_cordova_keep.xml
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+<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" tools:keep="@xml/config" />