gradlew assembleRelease not updating APK output file

I’m currently experiencing an issue with the build process of an android app using react native.

Running the command :

cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease

is generating a new APK but the js bundle seems to be the same all the time. As a result none of app updates are being included in the build. On top of it, when running the app in the simulator using :

react-native run-android

updates the app ok in the simulator. Assuming it’s a cache issue, I ran the below each time before trying to generate a new APK :

rm -rf /android/build 
rm -rf /android/app/build 
rm -rf /android/.gradle 

but still getting the exact same version of JS in the output APK.

Is the bundle cached somewhere? How can I solve the issue and update the code in my APK?

Thanks!

[nazywamsiepawel]

It’s solved now by doing :

cd android && ./gradlew clean && ./gradlew assembleRelease

[MattyK14]

Anyone searching, what worked for me can be seen here