diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85bb5a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Android CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master", "android_ci" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master", "android_ci" ]
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: nttld/setup-ndk@v1.4.2
+      id: setup-ndk
+      with:
+        ndk-version: r26d
+        link-to-sdk: true
+        add-to-path: true
+    - name: set up JDK 11
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '11'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        cache: gradle
+    - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
+      run: chmod +x gradlew
+    - name: Build Release Without Video Module
+      run: ./tasks.sh --enable-cmake --release --disable-video-module --build
+    - name: Save build artifacts - Release Without Video Module
+      run: mv $(find "cgeDemo/build" -iname "*.apk" | grep release) demoRelease/cgeDemo_NoVideoRecord.apk
+    - name: Build Release With Video Module
+      run: ./tasks.sh --clean --enable-cmake --release --enable-video-module --build
+    - name: Save build artifacts - Release With Video Module
+      run: mv $(find "cgeDemo/build" -iname "*.apk" | grep release) demoRelease/cgeDemo.apk
+    - name: lint
+      run: ./gradlew lint
+    - name: upload artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: my-artifact
+        path: |
+          demoRelease/cgeDemo_NoVideoRecord.apk
+          demoRelease/cgeDemo.apk
+        compression-level: 0
+        retention-days: 15
+        if-no-files-found: error
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 54285bd6..576a42d1 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ include ':library', ':cgeDemo'
 
 def pFile = new File(settingsDir, 'local.properties')
 Properties properties = new Properties()
-properties.load(pFile.newDataInputStream())
+
+/// if the local.properties file does not exist, create it.
+if (pFile.exists()) {
+    properties.load(pFile.newDataInputStream())
+}
 
 if (properties.getProperty('usingCMakeCompile', null) == null) {
     pFile.append('\nusingCMakeCompile=false\n')
diff --git a/tasks.sh b/tasks.sh
index c1154706..83ed6181 100755
--- a/tasks.sh
+++ b/tasks.sh
@@ -127,15 +127,15 @@ while [[ $# > 0 ]]; do
         shift
         ;;
     --release)
-        ANDROID_BUILD_TYPE="assembleRelease"
+        export ANDROID_BUILD_TYPE="assembleRelease"
         # ANDROID_BUILD_TYPE="assembleDebug" # use this if the release apk can not be installed.
-        GRADLEW_RUN_TASK="installRelease"
+        export GRADLEW_RUN_TASK="installRelease"
         changeProperty "local.properties" '^usingCMakeCompileDebug=' 's/usingCMakeCompileDebug=.*/usingCMakeCompileDebug=false/' 'usingCMakeCompileDebug=false'
         shift
         ;;
     --debug)
-        ANDROID_BUILD_TYPE="assembleDebug"
-        GRADLEW_RUN_TASK="installDebug"
+        export ANDROID_BUILD_TYPE="assembleDebug"
+        export GRADLEW_RUN_TASK="installDebug"
         changeProperty "local.properties" '^usingCMakeCompileDebug=' 's/usingCMakeCompileDebug=.*/usingCMakeCompileDebug=true/' 'usingCMakeCompileDebug=true'
         shift
         ;;