diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index a1eec22be..7b8888063 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx",
     "info.android15.nucleus:nucleus-support-v7",
     "info.android15.nucleus:nucleus",
+    "com.android.tools:r8",
     "com.google.guava:guava"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/app/proguard-rules.pro b/app/proguard-rules.pro
index b36d3f7d5..6d2edef5e 100644
--- a/app/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Keep common dependencies used in extensions
 -keep,allowoptimization class eu.kanade.tachiyomi.** { public protected *; }
--keep,allowoptimization class androidx.preference.** { *; }
+-keep,allowoptimization class androidx.preference.** { public protected *; }
 -keep,allowoptimization class kotlin.** { public protected *; }
 -keep,allowoptimization class kotlinx.coroutines.** { public protected *; }
 -keep,allowoptimization class kotlinx.serialization.** { public protected *; }
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 -keep,allowoptimization class app.cash.quickjs.** { public protected *; }
 -keep,allowoptimization class uy.kohesive.injekt.** { public protected *; }
 
-# Avoid optimizations, including access modification
--keep class * { <fields>; <methods>; }
-
 ##---------------Begin: proguard configuration for RxJava 1.x  ----------
 -dontwarn sun.misc.**
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index dc860796d..1bb42db5e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 buildscript {
     dependencies {
+        // Pinning to older version of R8 due to weird forced optimizations in newer versions in
+        // version bundled with AGP
+        // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.android.tools/r8?repo=google
+        classpath("com.android.tools:r8:3.1.66")
         classpath(libs.android.shortcut.gradle)
         classpath(libs.google.services.gradle)
         classpath(libs.aboutLibraries.gradle)